Foster

 

How to Foster

Most of the horses that we Foster are from a Sheriff’s Office seizure. They are under the control of the Linn County Sheriff’s Office Livestock Investigation Team and Linn County Animal Rescue.

There is a Foster Application to fill out to be put on the Foster List, and also a Background Check by the Sheriff’s Office, followed by an inspection of your property so that we can see the type of equine you can take. There is no fee to apply.

Once on the list, it is just a matter of time till a Sheriff’s Office seizure will have a need for more Foster homes. The length of time a horse needs to stay in the Foster home will depend on whether the owner signs them over right away or if they chose to go to court. That can take several months. Please check on the application for specific rules that apply.

A rescued or seized horse is usually starved, full of worms, and parasites. They need special care and feed. LCAR will help with guidelines for each horse with feed, handling, foot care, etc. When a person Fosters a horse, the expenses are their responsibility. Fosterers need to keep accurate records and receipts so the records can be turned over to the attorney if the case goes to court.

The Foster home for a seized horse lasts until the court case is resolved or the person signs the ownership of the animal over. At that time the Foster person will get together with LCAR and talk about whether the fosterer wants to adopt the horse, or if not, the horse goes back to LCAR to be adopted. (Note: There is an adoption fee)

Temporary Fostering

Sometimes we have a horse that was just rescued and needs a temporary place for it to stay until we can make other arrangements. This might be a horse that has been voluntarily surrendered and needs to be moved. Or, this may be a horse that has not been evaluated yet or has a special need. This requires the same application, background check, and information as for a seized horse, but the stay would be shorter.

LCAR likes to keep a horse for a least 3 months after rescue to give us time to evaluate it and give it a good start on a recovery before it would be adoptable. Usually we do not Foster horses that are adoptable.

Foster Application Materials

Click on the links below to see the Application Materials. Just print the documents, then complete by hand. Or, you can right click the link and save the pdf documents to your computer. Then print and complete by hand.

LCAR Foster Application 2011	LCAR Foster Agreement 2011
LCAR Foster Expectations 2011

To open these documents, you’ll need Adobe Reader. If you don’t already have it, you can get it here:

 

 

Next, mail your completed and signed Foster Application, Foster Agreement & Foster Expectations forms to:

LCAR, PO Box 2669, Lebanon, OR 97355

One of our volunteers will be in touch with you to complete the application process.

 

Questions?

Please call: 541-258-3422

Or email: LCARFosterAdoption@yahoo.com