Foster Agreement

I hereby agree to accept a position as a Foster/ Volunteer for the Legacy Humane Society. I release all liability to LHS for any actions performed hence forth, and therefore willingly and knowingly take responsibility for my actions as a Volunteer for LHS. I agree to the following:

• To provide my services as a Volunteer/Foster for LHS without any expressed or implied promise of salary, compensation or payment of any kind.
• To comply with the ethical and humane treatment of all animals in my care while serving as a volunteer for LHS.
• Read and understand, to the best of my knowledge, the policies and procedures of LHS and will comply with the standards set forth by the group.
• I understand and agree to assume risk while performing any and all activities associated with LHS.
• My position as a volunteer will not result in any employment cased benefits—which include but are not limited to: workman’s compensation, insurance, stock options, vacation or sick time.
• LHS takes in battered, abused, neglected animals of which the temperaments and overall demeanor is unknown. I will not hold LHS accountable for any injuries I receive while handling animals during the course of my volunteer duties.
• I assume all responsibility for the pet that I am fostering and I will not hold LHS accountable for any damage to my property while serving as a volunteer/foster.
• I understand that if my foster(s) for LHS need to leave my home immediately and LHS has nowhere for the dog to go; whereby resulting in my need to find a home for the dog outside of the LHS adoption program, I will reimburse LHS for 100% of the cost LHS paid for the vetting on the dog(s) I am fostering. Before turning the dog(s) over to the location agreed upon by the LHS Board, I will receive a signed letter from the LHS Board confirming the surrendering of the dog into my custody.
• In electing to foster a dog for LHS, I understand that the dog is my responsibility until he/she is adopted. If I can no longer care for the dog and LHS has agreed to keep the dog in the adoption program, then I will give LHS a minimum of 14 days to find an alternative location for the dog. If the dog needs to be boarded during those 14 days, I agree to pay for the cost of boarding. If the dog is ruled a danger to society by the LHS board, then I will support the decision of the board to have the dog humanely euthanized.
• I understand that LHS does not allow fosters to adopt their first three foster pets (as defined as the pet’s intake to the program until the adoption is completed three times over the course of the duration I serve as a volunteer for the organization).
• I understand that LHS is an adoption program which means that all pets in the program are being housed temporarily until the time of adoption – LHS is not a hospice program. If at any point the pet becomes unadoptable (as defined by behavioral or health issues) it is up to the LHS board to confirm the best options for the pet. Should you chose to adopt the pet at that time, the foster is therefore assuming all responsibility for the pet and is there forward responsible for the decisions/cost of continued care for the pet throughout remainder of their life. See additional “Unadoptable Pet” clause in attached foster manual.
• Failure to comply with any or all of the obligations as outlined in the Foster Agreement/Release, or for any reason whatsoever, while performing my duties as a Volunteer/Foster with LHS, it is LHS’s sole discretion to immediately terminate my services. I acknowledge that I have read and fully understand the terms and conditions of the foregoing Volunteer Agreement and will comply with the policies as described above.