ROCKWALL PETS
Working Towards A No Kill Nation
Working Towards A No Kill Nation
Our fosters provide a temporary, nurturing environment and plenty of love while our pets eagerly await their furever home. Join us on our mission and help provide the love, care, and stability these precious pets need.
Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of animals in need? Rockwall Pets is searching for compassionate individuals like you to join the foster care team. As a foster-based rescue, we provide all the necessary support and supplies including medical care, crates, food, toys, leashes, and collars. Your role is simple: provide a loving home until these precious pets find their forever families or embark on one of our life-saving transports.
Rockwall Pets has a variety of fostering opportunities to suit various types of foster families. Craving the contagious joy of puppy breath or the playful antics of kittens? You’ll relish raising adorable little ones until they’re ready for adoption. If you have a knack for healing the broken, rehabilitating sick or injured pets until they’re fit to find loving homes might be your calling. Perhaps you’re drawn to providing a nurturing environment for pets in need of gentle guidance and a little reassurance that this big world is okay. We have a place for you too! If time is limited, consider becoming a short-term “transport foster” for our life-saving out-of-state missions.
Rockwall Pets offers an array of fostering opportunities that match your unique qualities and preferences. By joining our foster care team, you have the power to save precious lives right from the comfort of your own home!
Ready to take the first step? Discover more about becoming a Rockwall Pets foster family (Read our Downloadable PDF here), complete our foster application, fill out our contact form, or reach out to us via email. Let us know what kind of foster family you aspire to be, and together, we can create a brighter future for animals in need.
“I know what you’re thinking: “I could never foster, it’s too hard and time-consuming. I’ll get too attached and never be able to let them go.”
Am I close? Well that’s at least what I thought, before I started. I would NEVER be able to foster. And then I sort of fell into it “accidentally.” I couldn’t believe what I had done! That was three years, and 85 fosters ago!
I can’t fully explain how rewarding it is to save these lives and give them a safe place to feel at home for a little while. My husband & kids became just as passionate about helping them as I was. Its truly a family affair in our house. We especially got excited when we brought an extremely scared and traumatized dog home. We named her Brooklyn. Seeing her slowly come out of her shell once she was shown some love and affection, was truly fulfilling.
Fostering is not hard. It’s not hard to open up a space on the couch or bed for a little life who needs you! It’s fun, interesting and builds character and wisdom. Rockwall Pets has such a strong network of support–you’ll never feel alone or lost! I have made some great friends by being a part of a common goal-saving as many lives as we can!
What about letting them go, you ask? Sometimes it hurts, I won’t lie. There was one little dog who I was especially fond of, early on. Her name was Darcy. I cried when she was adopted, but only for a minute. I knew her family was going to spoil her with affection and she’d never be cold or lonely again. I felt proud and happy, too. I gave her a kiss, thanked her adopters, and moved on to the next life that needed saving. And this process gets much easier with time, I promise!
Occasionally, we fosters “fail” and end up adopting one of our fosters. I was happy to “fail” with our beloved dog, Sandy! She fit into our family perfectly and after a couple of weeks, I had no doubt that she would stay with us forever.
Please take a moment to fill out our foster application. In doing so, you’ll be taking that first step to saving a life!! I know you’ll never regret it.
I never will.”
– A.C.
Saturdays @ Petco in Rockwall:
1PM-5PM
May-September @ the Rockwall Farmers Market
Saturday 8AM – Noon (Dogs Only)
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