Foster Caregivers will be responsible for the general care and feeding of all H.A.L.O. Rescue animals placed in their care. This will include, but is not limited to the following:
Providing food and water: The animal must be fed on a regular basis. If a specific diet or feeding routine has been recommended by H.A.L.O. RESCUE or a veterinarian, this must be followed. Young kittens and puppies may need around-the-clock feedings.
Going out of town: You will also be responsible for bringing the animal into H.A.L.O. Rescue for boarding if you go out of town. You are not allowed to leave your foster pet with another caretaker unless you have gotten permission from the foster coordinator.
Administration of oral or topical medications: If a veterinarian orders medications, H.A.L.O. Rescue will provide the medication. However, the foster is required to administer it. Some medications must be administered around the clock, or with specific foods, or under very specific circumstances. Instruction on medication administration will be provided to the foster.
Providing grooming on a regular basis: Longhaired dogs and cats need regular brushing and combing. Cats and kittens need flea combing regularly. Flea bathing or treating H.A.L.O. Rescue animals should only be done with H.A.L.O. Rescue’s approval. Young kittens or puppies should NEVER be flea bathed or flea dipped. Use a baby shampoo or Dawn and a flea comb only to remove fleas.
Plan to provide regular exercise for animals in your care.
Keeping dogs in a fenced yard: They should only be allowed out of the yard on a leash and accompanied by you. They must always wear a collar with current Identification.
Keeping cats as indoor animals: All H.A.L.O. Rescue cats are required to be indoors only. We ask that pregnant moms and kittens are separated from the main family into a private space (bathroom/bedroom) where they are secure and do not feel threatened.
Seeking help for housebreaking and training: Please talk to us if you find that the animal needs training, housebreaking, etc., to become adoptable. H.A.L.O. Rescue can help you with these matters if needed.
Providing transportation to the animal in your care: H.A.L.O. Rescue will pay for spay or neuter services. However, we may need you to transport the animal to and from the veterinarian. We also ask you to provide transportation to our adoption site where the animal will be shown to facilitate adoption. You will not be required to stay there with the animal. You may be asked to pick him/her up at a specified time.
Contacting H.A.L.O. Rescue for medical help: Veterinary care and related costs must be approved by H.A.L.O. Rescue in advance and will be paid by H.A.L.O. Rescue unless the medical need is due to your negligence. Contact H.A.L.O. Rescue immediately if a medical need arises. In case of an emergency, when nobody from H.A.L.O. Rescue can be reached, please seek life-saving care immediately while continuing to contact H.A.L.O. Rescue.
Please additionally text, call, or email the foster coordinator about the situation:
Kerri Bolling: Phone - (352) 408-0182 Email - kerrib@halorescuefl.org
Your foster commitment could be for years or as short as one day. Your foster animal may be adopted out and returned to us later. If that occurs, we may ask you to foster this animal again, since the animal is most familiar with you and your household.
H.A.L.O. Rescue animals are solely H.A.L.O. Rescue’s. You may not co-foster or give away a H.A.L.O. Rescue animal without our express approval. H.A.L.O. Rescue must approve all adoptions. If you cannot care for the animal, contact H.A.L.O. Rescue immediately, so that other arrangements can be made.
Your home should be large enough to accommodate the animal you intend to foster. You should have an area in which you can, at least temporarily, isolate the H.A.L.O. Rescue animal from your own.
Before you become a foster, you should be certain that your animals are up to date on all their shots and that they have been spayed or neutered. Your foster animal may have parasites (ringworm, tapeworm, hookworm, coccidiosis, giardiasis) and we cannot be responsible if this is transmitted to your pets. We want all the animals to be safe, so please take precautions, as you deem necessary.
We may visit your home to inspect the area you have available for the H.A.L.O. Rescue animal.
Please be observant of your foster pets habits, likes and dislikes. This will help us find just the right home. All details help! Notice how they get along with people of all ages, any animals they encounter, whether they are touchy-feely or hands off type, indoor or outdoor lover, quiet or talkative. Please email us with your foster pets habits, provide pictures and videos as often as possible so that we can post often on social media platforms to encourage adoption.
And of course... Provide loving care. As a foster caregiver you have taken on a labor of love. Your kindness and attention to the animal will help facilitate adoption and is much appreciated by your foster animal as well as by H.A.L.O. Rescue.
I have read, understand, and agree to the responsibilities of becoming a foster parent