Get Paid to Foster and Find a Dog a Home

With the continuing influx of large dogs, Charleston Animal Society has created a new strategy to save the lives of more adult animals. 

“We want to encourage the community to come to the shelter, foster and adopt these animals, and in return, we will pay families who help,” said Charleston Animal Society Vice President of Operations and Strategy Aldwin Roman, CAWA. “If you foster a large adult dog and find it a home within 30 days, you will receive $150 as soon as it goes home. If after 30 days you are not able to find the dog a home you can still receive $150. ”

Charleston Animal Society provides foster families with training, supplies (including crates, bowls, and food) and covers 100% of veterinary care while animals are in foster homes.

“We provide all of the support, you supply the roof and the love,” Roman said. “We will even send you weekly emails with tips and tricks, including sample social media posts so you can find these dogs a home.”

For this plan to succeed, Charleston Animal Society needs the community’s help to empty the shelter of 50 large dogs between Wednesday, June 14th and Friday, June 23rd through adoption and fostering.

“We know that most people get their animals from friends and family, and so we know these dogs will have a better chance to find a home while in the homes of families in our community,” said Roman. “Lifesaving is a community-wide effort, and Charleston Animal Society has never needed the community more desperately than we do now.”

This is the perfect opportunity for first-time foster families to become involved in lifesaving.

The Charleston Animal Society will be hosting a special after-hours orientation for anyone interested in finding out more on Wednesday, June 14th from 6 pm – 8 pm. You will be able to take a dog home that night with everything you need.

CLICK HERE to sign up for the orientation. If you can’t make it that night and still want to help, please email the Charleston Animal Society anyways. If you have room for a big dog and want to help one find a home, they want to hear from you. The shelter is located at 2455 Remount Road in North Charleston.

Another tactic to support the strategy is the beginning of daily Facebook Live broadcasts featuring all of the adoptable animals at Charleston Animal Society. Each day at noon, everyone can tune in to Facebook.com/CharlestonAnimalSociety to see some of the amazing animals up for adoption.

“We are going to keep trying everything we can to highlight how wonderful these animals are, so we can find each and every one of them homes,” said Charleston Animal Society Director of Community Engagement Kay Hyman. “If you cannot adopt right now, you can share the post with your family and friends or you might find a dog who is a perfect fit for your family as a temporary foster placement.”

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