There are angels among us – individuals who care for the most helpless and vulnerable in society. These individuals are foster parents. They care for children and companion animals – they extend a hand to those in need. SWIVL works with individuals and families to become companion animal foster parents. What better way to create a healthy family environment?
Why Foster Parents are Needed?
Foster parents provide shelters for many companion animals that would otherwise be killed. Foster parents provide sick and injured animals with the additional care, time, and medication they need to recover. Foster parents provide the emotional care to animals that have suffered previous fear or stress based situations that the animals may have encountered in the past. Foster parents provide special care to kittens and puppies, which have special needs such as diet and frequent feeding schedules.
Being a Foster Parent is a Teaching and Learning Experience
Children see compassion in action.. Children observe their parents as caring, responsible citizens. Children witness the value of unconditional love. Children develop responsible, accountable behaviors.
Contact SWIVL if you would like to offer a kitten, puppy, dog, or cat a temporary home and become a foster parent. Foster parents are very special – most of the time invisible – always caring and compassionate.
Being a foster parent is an opportunity to care for a dog or cat that isn't yet ready for adoption. It is an alternative for those who cannot make a long-term commitment, but would still like to help homeless companion animals in need.
When society turns its back on the pain and suffering of our companion animals, we turn our back on everything that is good about our humanity. On the other hand, when we reach out to our companion animals we are enriched as a species.
Here's Bella - Bella was a foster dog, passed from one family to the next – never fitting in. Bella is a gentle, friendly dog that never found the right fit with a family. As a chow mix, many families were not comfortable with her even though she never showed any aggressive signs. Dogs, like Bella, make wonderful companion animals for families. Unfortunately, a growing number of individuals believe that a pure breed is their dog of choice. If the goal is to have a loving companion – a companion that will show love and commitment every single day – dogs like Bella are waiting for you. SWIVL found Bella and decided that her days of search for a family were over. She was a perfect fit with all the other permanent members of the SWIVL family.
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