Foster Care Providers Needed

Attend August 17th training and join our foster care team

Open your home temporarily to animals in need. Food, medical treatment, and basic supplies are included. More than 150 animals have been placed in foster care in May 2010 and more volunteers are needed.

“Foster care is essential to enabling us to save more lives and make more companion animals available for adoption,” says Bianca Trombi, Community Outreach Coordinator. “It helps nurture animals that would be difficult to care for in a shelter environment like young animals with low immune systems, recovering animals from illness or injury, or those that just need some extra tender, love and care.”

The Humane Society is now treating more animals with medical and behavior conditions through foster care and the success of the program depends largely on community volunteers willing to help, according to Trombi.

In addition to seeking temporary care for animals that are not yet ready for adoption, the Humane Society also helps community members during crisis situations. Volunteers assist with short-term pet care for owners who are elderly, temporarily hospitalized, disabled or victims of domestic violence.

For more information about this program and to attend the next training on Tuesday, August 17th, from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., contact Bianca Trombi, at 356-2217 or btrombi@hawaiianhumane.org. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old.