The Animal Pad

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Animals
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4620 Avocado BlvdLa Mesa, CA 91941 United States

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http://www.theanimalpad.org

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Active Opportunities (2)

"Fur BnB" Host - Temporary Foster Dog Parent

Flexible Schedule | La Mesa, CA 91941

This is a more unique volunteer need than the ones we usually list - The Animal Pad all-breed dog rescue is looking for TEMP FOSTERS located in San Diego, CA! If you would be willing to open your home temporarily to a rescue dog in need and would like to be a "Fur BnB" Host, we want you in our TAP family!! Since we are a foster-based rescue, our organization would literally be nothing without our incredible foster and temp foster families who are willing to open up their homes (and hearts) to a rescue pup in need. Fosters are truly the reason we are able to do what we do! Why is fostering so important? - Fostering gives dogs a loving, safe place to stay while awaiting adoption, and it also gives them a big step-up in life. Fostering dogs before they are adopted not only allows rescues and shelters to take in more needy dogs, but it also allows these dogs the chance to begin healing from the scars of their former lives and adjust to being in a home before finding their fur-ever home! Fostering provides them crucial socialization skills and adjustment to new environments, which gives them a greater chance at getting adopted. It’s also a great way to see if adoption is right for you, and to learn how you can prepare yourself for a potential new best friend! Fostering a dog is a wonderful experience for people who love animals, and is really for anyone who knows they can care for them - even if just temporarily! We ALWAYS have a need for more temp fosters! The Animal Pad provides all necessary supplies and covers all vet care costs, you just need to provide a safe, warm home, and all of the love and affection that these sweet souls deserve. Us humans are eternally grateful to all of our amazing fosters, but nothing could ever possibly top the undying love and affection of a foster pup whose life you helped save! "Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever." If this is something you would be interested in, please fill out a Foster Application on our website: https://theanimalpad.org/foster-application/

Date Posted: 2025-01-31
Foster Dog Parent

Flexible Schedule | La Mesa, CA 91941

This is a more unique volunteer need than the ones we usually list - The Animal Pad all-breed dog rescue is looking for FOSTERS located in San Diego, CA! Since we are a foster-based rescue, our organization would literally be nothing without our incredible foster families who are willing to open up their homes (and hearts) to a rescue pup in need. Fosters are truly the reason we are able to do what we do! Why is fostering so important? - Fostering gives dogs a loving, safe place to stay while awaiting adoption, and it also gives them a big step-up in life. Fostering dogs before they are adopted not only allows rescues and shelters to take in more needy dogs, but it also allows these dogs the chance to begin healing from the scars of their former lives and adjust to being in a home before finding their fur-ever home! Fostering provides them crucial socialization skills and adjustment to new environments, which gives them a greater chance at getting adopted. It’s also a great way to see if adoption is right for you, and to learn how you can prepare yourself for a potential new best friend! Fostering a dog is a wonderful experience for people who love animals, and is really for anyone who knows they can care for them - even if just temporarily! We ALWAYS have a need for more temp fosters! The Animal Pad provides all necessary supplies and covers all vet care costs, you just need to provide a safe, warm home, and all of the love and affection that these sweet souls deserve. Us humans are eternally grateful to all of our amazing fosters, but nothing could ever possibly top the undying love and affection of a foster pup whose life you helped save! "Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever." If this is something you would be interested in, please fill out a Foster Application on our website: https://theanimalpad.org/foster-application/

Date Posted: 2025-01-31

Organization Information

Mission Statement

The Animal Pad is a nonprofit, all-breed dog rescue based in San Diego, CA that focuses on saving dogs from the streets of Mexico and high kill shelters. We get them the vet care they need, place them in foster homes and then find them loving forever families. Our mission is to form a safe space for dogs experiencing crisis and neglect, and to build a community of compassion through education, rescue, rehabilitation, and adoption. Our community of volunteers and fosters strives to ensure that all dogs get a fighting chance, and believes that no case is too extreme to be helped - meaning our rescue is full of perfectly imperfect dogs who can’t wait to meet you!

Description

Here at TAP, we give voice to the voiceless and our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and find them the best homes possible. Founded in 2010, The Animal Pad is volunteer run and funded entirely by donations. We rescue dogs primarily off the streets of Mexico as well as high kill shelters here in California, and provide them full medical care and a loving foster home to heal in before they head to their adoptive home.

If you're interested in any of our volunteer opportunities and getting involved in a cause bigger than any of us, please head over to our website and fill out a volunteer application online: https://theanimalpad.org/volunteer/

Reviews

by Julie Ann G. from La Jolla, CA (2025-02-17 17:24:59.0)

Animal lovers unite at The Animal Pad events and organization. I enjoy so many fun opportunities: puppy party, transportation, andoption events, puppy yoga, soundbath w/puppies and fostering to help dogs find their forever home. Sometimes I just attend an event and help post for visibility of the amazing things they do. Sometimes I don’t feel like being social but if dogs are involved and TAP I never regret it. We have adopted one dog into our family and helped foster over 10 pups. You can even do temp foster which is a short fixed time when a regular foster is unavailable. Contact them today! What are you waiting for????