An animal charity predicts that more people will be left with no choice but to hand their dog into their care as the fallout of the coronavirus crisis. For the past year, the Dogs Trust Salisbury rehoming centre has been overwhelmed with foster-carer applications and have placed into temporary homes many dogs who were struggling in kennels during lockdown.
But the trust still has dogs that need a more specific set up waiting to go into a foster home, so it is recruiting foster carers who are around for the majority of the day, have no pets or children under 12, and are willing to take on dogs who need training.
Emma Sainsbury, Home from Home Co-ordinator at Dogs Trust Salisbury said: “In recent months, we have been support ed by our foster carers, and for all the interest we’ve had from the local dog-loving public to take in a dog during lockdown. We’ve been able to get a lot of our dogs into temporary homes during these difficult times. However, as restrictions lift and some of our existing foster carers take a break from fostering, we now need more dog lovers to get in touch.
“The ideal candidate would live no more than an hour’s drive from the centre, have a secure garden, live with older children and no other pets. Fostering is completely free and we’ll provide everything you could possibly need, such as food, bedding, toys, treats and are on hand to provide 24-hour guidance and training advice. If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, we would love to hear from you.”
If you can offer a rescue dog a foster home, contact hfhsalisbury@dogstrust.org.uk
For more information visit www.dogstrust.org.uk/fostering