Foster Program at WAHS
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Pros: it helps to socialize the animals and give them a home until they are ready for adoption
Cons: foster parents get attached and want to adopt too often
Reviewed: 7 months ago -- Monday, December 10, 2007
Review Details
the foster program at the WAHS is a great tool for the animals that are not ready for adoption whether it is because they are sick, too young, need to be socialized or are a court case and can not be adopted until released to our custody.
The foster program has been working especially well with pregnant animals; they can have their litters in a safe and loving environment and then when ready we can make room for them at the shelter to be put up for adoption.
The foster program allows the no kill shelter to free up space so that we can take in animals instead of typing up the kennels with animals that can not be adopted.
We are working hard at making the program work for everyone and all we need are more foster parents.
-- additional:
[updated on 2007-12-23 10:34:25]:
I have just added up the number of foster animals for the foster program at WAHS that I put into homes in 2007; the number is over 300. I plan on making the program even better in 2008 with more foster parents and better record keeping.
[updated on 2008-03-08 17:14:19 GMT]:
Just a comment about anyone that thinks they know WAHS and can actually sit at home and say nasty things about them. I am the Foster Coordinator and I do Community Outreach; for the one person that said what do we do for the community just call the Nursing Homes and Asst Living Homes around the area that I go to on a regular basis; call the schools and daycares that call me regularly to teach the kids about safety and caring for pets. Talk to the Girl and Boy Scouts and other Organizations that come every month for tours and to work towards their badges. For anyone that thinks we euthanize animals just for the heck of it, you have no idea what you are talking about. We agonize over any animal that is suffering and must be sent to Heaven and this is done through a committee that discusses the condition of the animal and quality of its life. I have volunteered at WAHS for 4 years now and would not be associated with them if they were anything like the uninformed people who are making the negative comments. If you are a disgruntaled X-employee too bad and get a life; why would you want to ruin things for these precious animals that need the best we can give them. Our shelter is 102 years old and if you think it doesn't need help and an update then you come and live there for awhile.
SHAME ON ALL OF YOU I HOPE YOU SLEEP WELL AT NIGHT.
The foster program has been working especially well with pregnant animals; they can have their litters in a safe and loving environment and then when ready we can make room for them at the shelter to be put up for adoption.
The foster program allows the no kill shelter to free up space so that we can take in animals instead of typing up the kennels with animals that can not be adopted.
We are working hard at making the program work for everyone and all we need are more foster parents.
-- additional:
[updated on 2007-12-23 10:34:25]:
I have just added up the number of foster animals for the foster program at WAHS that I put into homes in 2007; the number is over 300. I plan on making the program even better in 2008 with more foster parents and better record keeping.
[updated on 2008-03-08 17:14:19 GMT]:
Just a comment about anyone that thinks they know WAHS and can actually sit at home and say nasty things about them. I am the Foster Coordinator and I do Community Outreach; for the one person that said what do we do for the community just call the Nursing Homes and Asst Living Homes around the area that I go to on a regular basis; call the schools and daycares that call me regularly to teach the kids about safety and caring for pets. Talk to the Girl and Boy Scouts and other Organizations that come every month for tours and to work towards their badges. For anyone that thinks we euthanize animals just for the heck of it, you have no idea what you are talking about. We agonize over any animal that is suffering and must be sent to Heaven and this is done through a committee that discusses the condition of the animal and quality of its life. I have volunteered at WAHS for 4 years now and would not be associated with them if they were anything like the uninformed people who are making the negative comments. If you are a disgruntaled X-employee too bad and get a life; why would you want to ruin things for these precious animals that need the best we can give them. Our shelter is 102 years old and if you think it doesn't need help and an update then you come and live there for awhile.
SHAME ON ALL OF YOU I HOPE YOU SLEEP WELL AT NIGHT.
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Go Jeannie, your reply to these naysayers is great and hits the nail on the head. For starters we operate a low cost spayneuter and shots clinic for the public. we just finished two Sundays of Spay Day Clinics and "fixed' some 129 animals. Last year we spayed or neutered 2467 animals, both Humane Society animals and clinic pets. As for this nonsense about putting animals down in some secretive way, you are so wrong. I am on the Board and what you say is just wrong. We have audits and financial statements and there is no cheating going on here. As for the Cat Castle, we had flooding 3 years ago and cannot put people from the public in there without major repairs, ie OSHA decreed this. Jeannie is so right, we have scout tours all the time, and visits to nursing homes and schools. I myself have supervised many many such groups. We have a good Board with three new members this past year (2007-08) a financial committee, an employee committee, and an euthanasia committee. You simply are wrong about so much of this.
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