The Animal Food Bank has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help animals avoid unnecessary euthanasia.
With the hope of raising $20,000 by March 5, the Animal Food Bank plans to create a national database that will help match animals in need with a suitable foster home.
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Nicole Frey, the co-founder of the Animal Food Bank, got the idea for the 'Foster A Pet' initiative when she and her husband took in two dogs that were abandoned in Saskatoon in May 2022.
“There were no fosters available and they were going to be euthanized,” she explains on the Kickstarter page.
Currently, Canada does not have a centralized platform for rescues and shelters to quickly find and share fosters, but FosterAPet.org could help manage foster agreements, track animals and send fosters bulletin board messages when an animal is in need of a temporary home.
Fosters would be able to register for free and leave feedback about the pets in their care, including whether they’re good with dogs, cats and kids, if they’re energetic or laid back, and if they need a fenced yard.
This feedback would “help the rescues ensure the best chance of success for placement and adoption into a suitable home for the pet,” says the fundraising page.
"Without fosters, deserving animals are turned away to starve, or be killed."
If the Kickstarter campaign concludes successfully, the Animal Food Bank expects to launch the Alpha version of the database in May.
The Animal Food Bank, originally founded in Kelowna, is a non-profit organization that is 100% volunteer run.
In 2021, the food bank provided over 63,000 meals to dogs in need and over 153,000 meals to cats in need.
For more information about the Foster A Pet database, visit the Kickstarter page here.
