Looking for fosters for our rescued dogs and cats!! Can be located anywhere in Maine!

Please read the information below and if this sounds like something you are interested in or you just have a couple questions, please contact one of the following numbers and go to www.thepixelfund.org and fill out a foster application today or email [email protected] or find us on facebook! (207) 838-9045 (207) 807-1362 Fostering Responsibilities You agree to provide, at your own expense, shelter, food, love and affection, safe and appropriate exercise for the foster animal, and to alert The Pixel Fund as soon as possible if an issue arises that may require medical care. The Pixel Fund will pay necessary veterinary expenses, and will pay for reasonable emergency expenses should the foster be unable to reach a Pixel representative, and if the foster determines that a life-threatening medical emergency exists. We are entrusting our animal to you and it will be in your control and under your supervision, therefore you become responsible for its actions and development.The temporary foster placement can last between 2 days and up to 30 days. The average stay for a Pixel Pet is about 6 days. Please note - this can vary depending on what level of marketing your pet receives, breed, age, temperament, and overall disposition. Some animals that have come from an abusive or neglectful background may need extra time in their foster home to learn how to love and feel safe before we seek a permanent home. If that is the case, the Pixel Fund will discuss this with you before taking in an animal. In the event you are unable to foster an animal beyond the 30 day window, please notify us so we can work to find another temporary home. Please note, fosters beyond 30 days are uncommon. Application Process The first step to becoming a foster is to complete the foster application. As part of our screening process, the Pixel Fund will follow up with your veterinarian and landlord (if applicable), as well as perform a home visit to ensure you can provide a safe and loving temporary home. We will talk to you about what kind of dog or cat would best fit in your home, whether you have children or other animals, and what your overall expectations are of the agreement. You will be asked to sign a fostering agreement and a liability waiver before taking in an animal. We have no specific requirements other than your willingness and ability to provide a safe environment where the animal will be given love, exercise, social interaction and attention. We ask that you follow our written guidelines when caring for our animals and that you ask questions if you are uncertain. Why Foster? Fostering is a lifesaving act of providing a safe, loving temporary home for a dog or cat until it is placed in its forever home. Every 11 seconds, an animal is euthanized in the United States. Approximately 3.7 million animals of all ages are put down annually. Our dogs and puppies all come from high kill animal shelters in Florida and Georgia. Taking in a Pixel Pup truly is the difference between life and death. Whether you are interested in providing temporary refuge through our foster program, or providing a furever home, opening your door to a Pixel Pup makes all the difference in the world. As one of our foster moms says, "I can't save them all, but I can save this one." "The love, affection and gratitude these dogs give after all they've been through is a lesson in forgiveness and trust to me daily. To watch the dogs blossom and grow and become all they can be is so rewarding. To watch them go to their forever homes is heart wrenching and oh so very sweet. To know that you helped rescue, house, train, advocate for and save the life of one of God's creatures is humbling... And addicting. And after just starting fostering a few months ago, I know I'll be doing the rest of my life!!!" - Sarah "Fostering is giving redemption. It's saying, 'I know you're not perfect but you're worth saving.' It's taking the dented, dinged, bent and sometimes broken - smacking on love spackle, teaching trust through compassion, allowing them to see kindness and heal so that when their FOREVER comes, they can live and be lived with, and loved. Plus, it leaves room for another rescue miracle." - Jari "Our family knew we wanted to foster ever since November of 2011, when we adopted our first dog Cosmo from a North Carolina rescue. It was during our trip down south that we saw how dire the situation is with unwanted animals! I mean there is a problem everywhere with the pet population, but we'd never seen anything like this. The rescue we adopted from had no facility & relied completely on foster volunteers to care for the animals. We thought that was so wonderful! So after we got home I started doing research. I stumbled upon the Pixel Fund and my heart melted when I read the story of Pixel the chihuahua & her mom Janet. I knew right then we were going to get involved with them! The whole pixel team makes fostering So incredibly EASY. Everything is taken care of, all you have to do is give your love to one of these pups. It makes a huge difference in their life. There is NO greater feeling than watching a dog that was once unwanted in a shelter, blossom & come alive with your love! Fostering is so rewarding for everyone involved. For us it's been a true blessing, because we LOVE what we do ." - Michelle "Every Saturday night when that transport of southern dogs comes in it is just like Christmas morning. That is the same feeling I get. When you can take a scared, smelly, wonderful, sweet, broken sprited, or not so broken sprited pup, and give them the confidence to become the best friend anyone has ever had - it is priceless." - Lori "Fostering is the hardest thing I have ever done. I watch these dogs come off the transport and set foot onto solid ground. By this point they have lived on the concrete floor in a shelter that very few dogs make it out of alive. They have started their healing process in the loving arms of a foster down south. After being taken from that home and driven 36 hours to Maine, they are greeted by our eager team of Pixel North fosters! The instant gratification and love these dogs portray never ceases to amaze me. Watching the dogs incorporate themselves into the routine of my household and become family members is bittersweet, I have a hard time not keeping every one of them. We go to adoption events, each time hopeful that my "kids" will be picked by their forever family. When the time finally comes, and I leave the adoption event empty handed with tears of sadness and joy I think "I can't do this again". But sure enough, I see the photo of another face in need And know that I HAVE to do it again. We are part of something greater than anything in the world. My heartache is always replaced by the thankfulness that someone else saw in these dogs what we all see and chose to be the final leg of their journey to forever." - Allison "I foster and I just love it. The Pixel Fund are great people with big huge hearts. Fostering helps an animal get out of a shelter and have a chance at a real life and real love (and not be euthanized in high kill shelters). Fostering is awesome!" - Dolly