First Name
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Website for your shelter or animal rescue
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Email
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1) How many animals do you adopt out each year?
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1-50
51-100
101-300
301-600
601-1000
1001-2500
2501-5000
5000+
2) Do you have a full time foster coordinator?
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Yes
No
Only part-time
3) How many active foster families did you have in the last year?
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1
2-10
11-25
26-50
51-75
76-100
101+
4) What are the most challenging aspects to running your foster program? (check all that apply)
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Recruiting new fosters
Retaining existing fosters
Training/educating fosters
Communicating with fosters
Providing secure, sanitary whelping and weaning pens for moms and puppies
Getting fosters to follow protocol
Fosters becoming too attached, get sad & stop fostering
Fosters becoming too attached, adopt & stop fostering
Keeping track of animals in foster, their medical records, return dates, etc.
Not enough time and/or funding to develop foster program
Addressing fosters' needs after hours
Providing sufficient and timely supplies (food, pee pads, etc.)
Getting supplies back from fosters
5) What topics in foster education would benefit your foster program? (check all that apply)
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Cleaning and disinfecting
Disease transmission and control
Foster mentor training
Foster training for kids
How to bottle feed
How to introduce fosters to new people, places and things
How to modify behavior in adults (basic manners)
How to photograph, take video and promote fosters for adoption
How to prepare for and deal with loss of foster (adoption or death)
How to setup safe and sanitary enclosures
How to socialize puppies and kittens
Poop composting
Potty training
Service animal training
Understanding kitten/puppy immunity and vaccination protocols
Whelping education (birthing process)
None of these topics would be helpful
6) What topics do you need covered in your marketing materials (handouts, posters, flyers? (check all that apply)
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Why fostering is important
All the different ways people can foster
How to prep for and pick up a new foster
Whelping guide
Timeline of the development of a kitten or puppy, birth to 6 months (poster, flyer)
Why shelter animals aren't free, an overview of the cost and value of services provided
Common diseases found in a shelter, how they transmit, life cycle, severity, latency, etc.
How to clean and sanitize before, during and after fostering
The first week at home with a new puppy or kitten (owners)
The first week at home with a new dog or cat (owners)
Understanding kitten/puppy immunity and vaccination protocols
We need better stock photos
We don't currently need any new marketing materials
7) What kinds of stock photography do you need?
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Is there anything else you wish you had known or would still like to know about fostering?