Fill out an application; be over 21 years old, live in the NY, NJ CT tri-state area and allowed to have animals in the home. If you have family please check with all the adults to make sure everybody wants to.
All different types of dogs, cats, puppies and kittens. We have orphaned kittens and puppies; senior care dogs and cats, moms with babies and animals healing after surgeries in all different sizes and ages.
That depends on how long you can foster. We try to match up your length of time with an animals need. I can guarantee that I will never have an animal that needs a foster home for less then two weeks.
No we have older animals (one year and older) that do not need round the clock care. If you are seeking to foster a puppy you do need to be home most of the day.
That depends on when the veterinarian needs to see the animal again, and when it finally can go up for adoption. Usually the veterinarian would like to see the foster animal at least monthly.
Great! Call me with their info, I will contact them and they will have to come in and fill out an application. They will go through the same process to be approved for adoption and pay the full adoption fee.
That is okay, if you currently have a foster pet in your care, please contact the foster care manager to bring the animal back.
Things happen, and we can always try to find you another foster pet that might be a better match.
That is okay, just let the foster care manager know and you can bring the foster pet back here.
It is unfortunate but when caring for animals in fragile states (young, under weight, senior care) this can happen. Please call and bring the pet to the Animal League.
Please call the foster care manager or general number to make an appointment for the animal to be seen by a veterinarian.
We have a wonderful behavior department that can help with many of these problems, please contact the foster care manager and I will have them contact you.
We hope that you plan ahead, but if you do run out of food you can always call and I can get you some more, if it is late at night, please try to feed them something similar to what they are already eating, if it is formula (for kittens) I have included in the workbook a recipe that you can make at home.
Please call the front desk to reschedule as soon as possible.
Foster animals must be kept separated from animals at home to protect your own animals from any illnesses for the first two weeks. A foster animal is coming from a hospital environment and could be harboring an illness that is why we recommend keeping the animal separated for at least two weeks from the resident animal.
We will not cover the expenses. The Animal League is a non-profit organization and cannot cover the cost of another vet. Our medical clinic is opened from 7 am to 9 pm everyday the animal must come back here for care.
Please try calling to contact a medical manager, but bring the pet in right away.
We have outpatient hours from 2 pm - 4:30 pm every day of the year, you can make an appointment by calling the foster care manager.
Sorry no. Only Animal League owned animals (foster animals). We do have an affordable veterinarian care Pet Health Center at the Animal League. Their phone number is 516-883-2000 or email them at phc@AnimalLeague.org.
We ask that you wait until your puppy or kitten are fully vaccinated and have been in the home for more than a month and that your cat/dog has been fully vaccinated and in the home for more than a month.
It depends on your time, space and need of the foster pet-you can foster a whole litter of kittens ranging from 2-8 at a time, or litter of puppies.
No, sorry, the foster animal must come back to the Animal League.
We supply you with the food, bowls, formula, bottles, crate for dogs, playpen for pups, litter pan, litter (non-scoopable) and toys/bed if we have any. If you like a certain brand unfortunately you would have to supply that yourself. We can only supply you with what we have in stock here at the Animal League.
516.883.7575