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2008 CALENDAR


Nov 22 Show and Tell Saturday
Nov 22 A Winter's Tail Photo Event: Western Pet Supply
Nov 23 Seminar: "Happy Paws" Canine Musical Freestyle
Nov 27Shelter closed: Thanksgiving
Dec 6 A Winter's TailPhoto Event: Western Pet Supply
Dec 24-25 Shelter closed: Christmas
Jan 3-4 Agility Ring Crew: AKC Agility Trial


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Animal Aid, Inc.
5335 SW 42nd Ave.
Portland, OR 97221


A 501(c)(3) Charity
Tax ID: 23-7448353

Our Foster Program

Animal Aid Foster Care Program

Thank you for your interest in the Animal Aid Foster Care Program. We appreciate your willingness to open your heart and home to homeless animals. Your dedication allows our organization to rescue animals that we would otherwise have to turn away due to lack of space in our existing foster homes or shelter.

The overall mission of the Foster Care Program is to give animals individualized care and socialization to ensure that they will be easy to place in new homes and will be adopted by families that can best meet their needs.

Specific goals of the program include:

  • Providing a safe, healthy, nurturing environment for mother animals to raise their young.
  • Giving our long-term residents time away from the shelter in a home setting.
  • Socializing shy or timid animals.
  • Allowing sick or injured animals to heal in a caring, reduced-stress environment.
  • Nursing and bottle feeding orphaned or abandoned kittens.
  • And most urgently, we have no canine shelter. All dogs are placed into foster homes until a suitable adoption can be arranged.

There is currently a particular need for foster families that can accommodate dogs of various sizes – we are being forced to turn away dogs for lack of homes.

If you are interested in becoming a foster home:

  • Please read and understand the policies in the Foster Agreement that you would be asked to follow.
  • Download our Foster Application or pick up a copy at our shelter. Once completed (print clearly, please!) and signed, the application can be mailed or FAXed to us at the addresses shown at the top of the form.
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