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TENDER HEARTS
A Tribute to Volunteers
By Dee Clair

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Fostering an animal can ABSOLUTELY save a life! Furry Friends Network has no shelter and is reliant upon a fostering network to provide temporary homes for our animals. Our animals are kept in foster homes until they are placed in permanent happy homes of their own. Currently, we have very limited foster resources, and as a result we often have to turn animals in need away because there is no one to foster them.

Foster homes provide the love and shelter while Furry Friends Network pays for the food, and all medical expenses. A foster home is invaluable, because the foster parent gains insight to the animal's personality to help us better match them with the perfect home. The foster parent needs to be able to transport the animal (as applicable) to and from vet appointments and our pet adoptions held on the weekends.

The average time an animal is usually fostered is several weeks; however, it could be as little as a few days or as much as a few months. Although we prefer the animal remain in one foster home until it finds a permanent home, we realize this is not always possible. Foster parents have the right to discontinue fostering at any time for any reason. So whether you can foster for a couple of days, weeks or months your services can be useful!

If you think you might be interested in becoming a foster home, please fill out one of the above Foster Forms.  If you have any additional questions you may contact us at ffnfoster@yahoo.com or stop by on our pet adoption days - we'd be happy to discuss it with you!

For more information, please read:

See also:

Foster Care For Dogs - Providing support and guidance for foster caretakers since 2001

I greet each day inside my cage
And wait for God to write my page.
I wonder if you'll come today,
And let me feel the light of day?

My whole life has been dark with pain.
And those who caused it -- what did they gain?
They stole my trust, my livelihood,
And all because thy simply could.

I yearn to run though scented fields
Without a cage and lock to yield.
To chase a squirrel that can't be caught;
To earn a love that can't be bought.

But the darkest days have a light
In the quiet mornings that follow night.
You come to visit every day
Without a motive, without pay.

You carried me when I was weak,
Brought trust I was too pained to seek.
You healed my wounds that took their toll --
You rescued my slowly dying soul.

And now I listen for your voice,
Knowing that you're here by choice.
You didn't know me at the start,
And yet I'm planted in your heart.

I'm learning to accept your praise
And not avert my fearful gaze.
Forgive me if I cower still;
My life has been against my will.

I feel that you are growing tired
Within this fight that you've been mired.
If you can keep your doubts at bay,
It would mean the world if you could stay.

I can't predict how this will end,
But I know this of you, my friend --
You selflessly all played your part;
You saved me with your tender heart!

 

 
 

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Furry Friends Network is not a shelter.
We rely on a network of foster homes
to provide shelter for the animals in our program.
Furry Friends Network is a 501(c)(3) organization.
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