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Fostering A Pet

Volunteering And Why Fostering A Pet Is A Good Idea

Fostering a pet has many benefits for both the animal and you.

It saves lives: fostering a pet in need is an important part of the rescue process because you’re providing an animal with a temporary home until his or her new forever owner finds them.

It allows us to assess the pet: when you take a pet home to live with you for a while, you can learn more about its habits, temperament, and level of training. We can then work with the animal to improve its chances of finding the best possible home.

It helps socialise the pet: fostering helps animals get used to living in a home environment and socialize with people and other pets.

Provides a break from shelter life: fostering can provide a break from shelter life; some pets find the shelter environment very stressful.

Helps find a permanent home: fostering increases a pet’s chances of finding a new forever home as it helps them get noticed by potential adopters.

Provides companionship: fostering provides companionship for both the pet and you as a foster carer.

‘Try before you Adopt’: fostering a pet is a great way to find out if pet ownership is for you, and also to help you find the right pet for yourself and/or family.

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How Fostering a Pet Can Improve Your Health and Well-being

When you get involved in fostering a pet in need, the benefits aren’t all one-sided. You benefit too!

  • Have pets around reduces stress and anxiety: animals are great de-stressors. Fostering one can have a calming effect, which reduces stress and anxiety levels.
  • Pets can help lower blood pressure: studies have shown that interacting with animals can help lower your blood pressure.
  • Pets can motivate you to do more physical activity: taking care of animals increases your physical activity levels because it often involves regular exercise such as walking and playing.
  • Pets are great mood boosters: spending time with animals can boost the production of feel-good hormones like oxytocin and reduce symptoms of depression and loneliness.
  • Being responsible for a pet can provide a sense of purpose: when you get involved in fostering a pet in need, you’re helping that animal and also providing a valuable service to the community.

But don’t just take our word for it! There’s also plenty of scientific evidence to back up the benefits of having a pet in your life, even if it’s just as a foster-carer.

The Facts About Interacting With Animals

Organisations like the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) have done plenty of research over the years into the benefits of pet ownership. Here’s a few things they’ve found:

  • Interacting with animals can reduce stress levels by up to 40% (HABRI study) and also helps reduce anxiety, depression, and loneliness.
  • Petting a dog for just 10 minutes can lower cortisol levels, a hormone associated with stress (HABRI study).
  • Owning or fostering a pet can lower the risk of heart disease.
  • Fostering a pet can help children develop empathy, responsibility, and a sense of compassion.

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