Become a Part of the HSFM Foster Program - even if you cannot foster a dog or cat!

Foster homes are the foundation of our adoption program. Animals in shelters often show signs depression, anxiety, and aggression after even a short time. This environment is not conducive to helping a dog find a home, and the longer they stay there the more serious the problems can become. While many modern shelters now provide regular exercise, socialization time, and enrichment programs, these are no substitute for a real home environment. As a result, the Humane Society of Flower Mound (HSFM) has chosen to rely on foster homes rather than long-term sheltering so that our dogs and cats become more adoptable over time. This allows us to hold them for as long as needed to find them the best and most appropriate homes.

Fostering requires a substantial commitment from the people who open their homes to these animals. While HSFM provides all medical care, fosters generally provide the food and toys for these animals. In addition, although crates, leashes, collars, and behavioral advice are available to fosters, it is not unusual for them to utilize their own personal resources and equipment. Since the history - and housetraining status - of these animals is almost always unknown, fosters must take care to avoid damage to their homes but often incur costs such as carpet cleaning, additional household cleaning supplies, etc.

Foster homes recognize and accept these costs as a small price to pay in exchange for the reward and sense of accomplishment when an animal finds a home. However, wouldn’t it be great if their dedication and effort didn’t cost them financially? It doesn’t have to. With HSFM’s new “Virtual Foster” program, individuals who would like to foster but cannot for some reason, or who simply want to thank the dedicated people who open their homes to these animals, can sponsor a foster home.

Sponsorships Available

One-time gift for a new foster home

You can get a new foster home off to the right start! The New Foster Home gift package includes items needed to get a foster home set up and on the right track for success.

Dog package: $250

  • Crate
  • First bag of food
  • Leash/Collar with HSFM tag
  • Nature’s Miracle carpet cleaner
  • Paper towels
  • Medical kit (Neosporin, hydrogen peroxide, digital thermometer, Pepto Bismol, and cough syrup; cotton swabs, ear cleaner)
  • Nail clippers
  • Dog shampoo/conditioner
  • Kong or other sturdy chew toy

Cat package: $125

  • Carrier
  • First bag of food
  • Collar with HSFM tag
  • Litter box/first bag of litter
  • Medical kit (Neosporin, hydrogen peroxide, digital thermometer, Pepto Bismol, cotton swabs, ear cleaner)
  • Nail clippers
  • Scratching pole or toy

Virtual Foster

Can’t be a foster? Live vicariously through one of our foster homes! You can become a virtual foster by partnering with one of our foster homes. You’ll be connected with your foster partner via email or Facebook, so you stay updated on the dogs and cats you are helping save each month. Fosters will communicate with you when they get new animals, as they make progress in the foster home, and when they are adopted. You’ll help make their job easier by contributing to the ongoing costs incurred in fostering such as food, treats, cleaning supplies, and litter. And your ongoing support helps keep a foster home open for dogs and cats in need!