Foster Care Program
The St. Croix Animal Welfare Center manages a volunteer foster care program. Animals in need of foster care include:
- An abused dog or cat that needs socialization and tender loving care.
- An injured dog or cat that is recovering from surgery.
- A dog or cat that is flying to the states with our Pets from Paradise program.
Animals may be in foster care for a few weeks or a few months, depending on the need.
How Do Foster Care Volunteers Help?
- Foster care volunteers feed, groom, socialize, train, and medicate the animal during its stay in the foster home.
- The St. Croix Animal Welfare Center pays for all approved veterinary care and medicine the animal needs during its stay in foster care. Foster parents are responsible for providing food, time, and tender loving care.
Volunteer Qualifications
- Foster parents must be able to provide a safe, loving and stable environment for the foster animal.
- Experience with animal behavioral or medical issues is a plus, but is not necessary.
- Foster parents must have common sense and patience, as well as be willing to nurse any injury and/or illness — with the understanding that some issues may result in the death of an animal.
- Foster parents must be able to transport their foster animal to and from veterinarian providers, should the need arise.
To learn more about the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center foster care program or donate to this program, and to find out more information about foster care volunteer orientations, call us at
340.778.1650
