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100 Things I LoveAbout You

Written by Mia McKenzie

February 2011, no. 3

Fostering an animal is like waking up on

Christmas morning. You feel so excited,and you have no idea what you are going

to get! Depending on you, your yard,exercise regime and other familymembers, a rescue organisation will

make sure your foster pet will fit into

your life like a lost piece of jigsaw puzzle.

A bonus to fostering an animal is

discovering the dog or cats personality profile. Once the animal knows it is in a

safe and loving environment, they will

release their kaleidoscope of behaviours.

You can tell its new owner 100 thingsabout the animal – its likes, its dislikes,

its favourite food and toy, quirks and

idiosyncrasies, sleeping habits andhilarious behaviours. You can’t buy this

information from a pet store, pound or 

shelter. When you purchase a foster animal, you know exactly what you are

getting.

You will fall in love with your 

temporary family member. It is only

natural after cooking them special meals,taking them for walks and tucking them

in at night that you will become attachedto the animal that you have helped to

create its alternative future. But when the

rescue organisation finds the foster petits new parents, you start to wonder – 

whose luckier, the animal or the new

 parents?

It is time that society rid the notion thatrescued animals are damaged goods. On

the contrary, pet shop animals that

originate from backyard breeders and puppy farms are a mixed bag of cruelty,

 poor husbandry and isolation. So which

group are the damaged goods?Fostering a dog or cat provides the

animal with individual care and love.

You do not need a thesis on animal

management to become a foster parent.All you need is the knowledge that

fostering exists, a good rescue

organisation and the willingness to take

in and care for an animal that wouldotherwise be killed. Yes, there are rules

and regulations, but it is not complex.Fostering a dog or cat works in today’s

society because it is temporary. In

 between kids, travel, work and other lifecommitments, it’s easy to slot in a foster 

 pet. Not only will you save its life, you

will decrease its stress levels, you will

decrease the Australian taxation burden,you will provide an environmentally

friendly service and you will discover unexpected joy and laughter. Once youfoster a dog or a cat from a rescue

organisation, you will come more

addicted than hot chips on a coldwinter’s night.

For more information, please visit www.pawproject.com.au and facebook atThe PAW Project.