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Oh No! Did life
just throw a curve ball? Are you losing your home? Going to need major
surgery? Just lost your job?
Don't panic and take
your best friend to a shelter .... or list them as 'free to a good
home'. You need each other more than ever right now!
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It is possible to find
ways to 'bridge the gap' so that you can keep your best friend in times
of crisis .... such as:
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Medical Reasons
.... such as orthopedic surgeries, rehabilitation, cancer
treatments, bone marrow transplants, infections, psychiatric,
alcohol and drug treatment, emergency hospitalization, health crisis
in seniors
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Home Displacement:
emergency evacuations: flood, hurricane, tornado, collapsed roof,
fire, foreclosures, evictions, temporary homelessness
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Family/Personal:
emergency travel to assist family, domestic violence, jail, divorce
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It could be possible
to get by with a little help from your friends (and your family)
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Are you still in your own home? Odds are
that you could manage if you had someone ( or a few somebodies ) who
could come in and help you:
- feed your pet
- walk your dog
- change the litter box
- shop for pet food
- take your best friend to the vet or the
groomers when needed
Do you have to leave your home temporarily?
- can you arrange for a pet sitter?
- can a friend or family member foster your
pet? Note that there is a
Foster Care Agreement
in this section that is a great communication too for this.
- would having a Cat Playpen make your cat a
more welcome visitor in a home that already has a cat?
- Can you find a temporary foster through a
Social
Networking Site
Are you losing your home?
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| New
parents will find it easier to settle into a new routine with their baby
if friends and family can help with their pets. Everyone knits but
noone thinks to come walk the dog and pet the cat. |
Why go to all this trouble?
- You and your family get to
keep the pets that you love ... and your pets keep
the family they love too
- Pets stay happy, housetrained, and social.
- Senior pets & the less adoptable pets keep
their owners.
- Fewer animals are killed in shelters.
- you will help to save shelter “spaces”for
others in need.
- You are also helping to save the new adopters
for other dogs and cats in need without owners.
- And of course, you'll be saving lives because
should YOU ever want to adopt a pet in the future, you'll be able to
pass the screening because you won't have surrendered your family
pet to a shelter
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| Are you
a woman at risk from violence from your partner? Ask your local women's
shelter if there are emergency pet fosters available if you need to
leave your home. For obvious reasons, you may not wish to ask family or
friends to temporarily foster your pets in an emergency ... but that
doesn't mean that help might not be available. |
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Are you thinking of helping out a
friend or family member by temporarily fostering their pet(s).
Click Here to Read the Best Friends Foster Home Handbook
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NO MATTER
WHAT YOU HAVE TO FACE .... IT WILL ALWAYS BE EASIER WHEN YOU KEEP YOUR
BEST FRIEND BESIDE YOU
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