Dedicated to Second Chances for Pets Foster Program Do you love animals? Are you a nurturing person with time you can spare to help a shelter animal? If so, you may want to consider becoming a FOMCAS foster parent. Our foster program helps county shelter animals who have been in the shelter adoption program for a long time. FOMCAS will place a shelter pet into a foster home to give him or her a different context from which to be adopted. We also foster some of the sick and injured dogs  who may be languishing in the shelters simply because they are perceived as not well enough to get adopted. Often all they may need is time to recover from a limp, minor surgery, or a mild case of the sniffles.  Puppies (along with their mothers) do much better in homes, away from the stresses and threat of infection at the shelter. Each foster parent chooses the animal they wish to help, whether it is one or more at a time. It is always up to them. Foster parents provide food and basic care (including lots of TLC!) for their foster pets. The Middlesex County Friends For Live Medical Fund will pay for necessary veterinary care; and once a dog that is ill or injured is no longer in need of treatment, they are ready to be adopted into their permanent home. FOMCAS holds adoption events each month so that the public can see and adopt our foster animals; or these pets may be adopted directly from the foster home through newspaper ads and networking. Foster parents are asked to transport their foster pets to adoption events and be available for providing information regarding their traits and personalities. Free ads are available to foster parents through community publications. Photos and fliers can also be placed in veterinary offices, local pet food stores, and other places of business. Before you decide to be a FOMCAS foster parent, consider whether you have the time. Foster animals are "special" and cannot be left alone for long periods of time like your regular pets. Also consider whether you have the support of the whole family, and whether you will be able to "let go" when the perfect adopter comes along! If you want to really make a difference, please call  at (804) 758-2779 for additional information; or complete our Foster Home Application.