HATS Foster Survey Part 2

Fostering Preferences

 
This section is designed to give of a better idea of your interests and capabilities so that we can match you up with the animal that is right for you and your lifestyle.
1. Which of the follow animals would you be willing to be contacted about?
Very InterestedSomewhat InterestedNot Interested
Bottle baby kittens (0 to 8 weeks)
Kittens (8 weeks to 4 months)
Teenage Kittens (4 months to 1yr)
Adult Cats
Mom cats with unweaned kittens
Senior Cats
Special Needs Cats
Bottle Baby Puppies (0 to 8 wks)
Puppies (8 weeks to 4 mon)
Adult dogs
Mom dogs with unweaned puppies
Senior Dogs
Special Needs Dogs
Birds
Rabbits
Rats/Guinea Pigs/Hampsters
2. Often times animals who need foster care have medical conditions or need some behavioral modification in order to be ready for adoption. Which of these treatable special needs might you be willing to help us with?
Very InterestedSomewhat InterestedNot Interested
Upper Respiratory Illness (colds)
Internal Parasites (worms)
Underweight
Surgery recuperation
Treatable skin conditions
Housetraining/litterbox training
Household Manners Training
Basic Obedience
Shy or fearful animals
Semi feral kittens
3. If you decide to foster animals for HATS, how many animals might you be willing to foster at one time?
4. Please tell us when you prefer to foster animals. This will help us decide when to call you. You always have the option of declining to foster if it is not inconvenient.
Best Time For MeMay Be AvailableWould Like to Avoid
Spring (March-May)
Summer(June-Aug)
Fall (Sept- Nov)
Winter (Dec-Feb)
5. Are you able to pick up and drop off animals you foster at HATS or the vet when needed?
6. Would you be willing to mentor a less experienced foster caregiver in order to be a resource to them as they get started fostering?
7. While we cannot guarentee adoption of all foster animals, we exhaust all options in this regard. Do you want to be notified of the adoption outcome of animals you foster?
8. If it is decided by HATS that a foster animal has to be humanely euthanized for health or behavior reasons once the animal is back in the adoption system, do you want to be notified of this decision beforehand? Please note that we do our best to contact foster caregivers, however if we do not reach you in a timely manner and the issue is urgent, HATS reserves the right to make this decision at any time.
9. How would you rate your past HATS fostering experience overall?
10. Please rate the individual components of fostering based on your experience of how the program operated.
Worked WellMinor ProblemsMajor or unresolved problemsNot Applicable
Foster Training
Foster Manuel
Being assigned a foster animal
Picking up a foster animal
Received the supplies that you needed
Returning the animal for rechecks
Vet visits for the animal
Communicating with foster coordinator
After hours emergency guidance
cost to you of providing foster care
transporting animals to and from facility and vet visits
Adoption of foster animals
Euthanasia of foster animals
Interactions with shelter staff
Frequency of foster requests
Breaks from fostering when needed
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