Wanted: CARF Foster Families

Can you offer us a helping hand? If you can provide a temporary home for a dog in Curaçao, we want to hear from you! CARF needs volunteers to take in dogs of all ages, sizes, and breeds, that have been abused, neglected or abandoned by their owners, or who have been living on the streets but are in desperate need of care.
CARF Curaçao pays all medical bills and provides all supplies (beds, toys, food, medicine, etc.). Foster families provide food, attention and love, while CARF searches for permanent homes for the animals.

For more information or to sign up as a foster parents, please contact us at stichtingcarf@gmail.com.

by Cassandra Bowers

What Our Fosters Say...

Fosters are a Key Part of Our Rescue and Rehome Process

After we rescue them, our dogs are placed in loving foster homes until they find a home of their own. Fostering is very rewarding. You have the opportunity to directly impact the life a dog who needs a second chance in life. You get to see the changes, experience the growth and best of all, you get to save a life. Rescue is what we are passionate about so we make time for it. Some of our fosters share their experiences:
  • "Pancho kwam bij mij met een verlamde voorpoot. ​Ik kreeg van CARF schoentjes, daarmee konden we voorkomen dat de wonden erger werden. 's Nachts sliep hij binnen zodat het schoentje af kon en de wonden konden luchten. Ik legde een speciaal dekentje op de bank en daar kreeg hij nog een koekje. Dan maakte ik de wonden schoon en kon ik even lekker met hem alleen kroelen. Dat vond hij zo fijn! Pancho was een erg dankbare hond. Ik kreeg altijd een likje van hem als ik in zijn buurt was." (click here to read the full story of Pancho)
  • "Friends often ask me if I am sad when my foster dogs leave. And of course I am. But I am also very grateful to have been able to help save a life. From raising abandoned puppies to caring for sick older dogs, I love being a foster for CARF. No two dogs are the same and I find it interesting to learn every dog's personality. The best part of fostering is getting to see the dogs that you fostered get adopted by someone that will love and spoil them as least as much as you would.​"
  • "We have three dogs of our own, plus we regularly welcome a new foster dog into our home. We are a very busy family, my husband and I both work full-time and we live social lives. But rescuing and fostering dogs is what we are passionate about so we make time for it. We usually foster puppies, they might be a little bit more work but our dogs seem more accepting of puppies than adult dogs. It's wonderful watching puppies grow and help mould them into well behaved pets. I wish I could save them all, I know I can't, but that won't break my spirit. I look forward to helping many more dogs in need."
  • "When I first met my foster dog Buddy I felt so bad for him. He was terrified of every little noise and had clearly never learned to trust humans. He was very skinny and although he was clearly hungry as could be, he wouldn't touch his food until I was at a safe distance. I remember they first time he ate some food from my hand, it was a huge step for him. It took some time, but eventually he would wait for me to come home and jump of excitement whenever he would see me. It was hard to say goodbye when he was ready to move to his forever home, but every once in a while I receive some pictures of him which remind me I did the right thing."

Want to learn more? Make sure to also read '5 Reasons To Foster A CARF Dog'. Due to the many dogs that we have currently in our care, we are in urgent need of foster homes. If you and your family consider becoming fosters, contact stichtingcarf@gmail.com for more information.

Fosters are heroes

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by Cassandra Bowers

5 Reasons To Foster A CARF Dog

Offering a CARFIE a temporarily home lets you actively participate in the rehabilitation of a traumatized or fearful dog. Due to the attention and security your give him in your home, your CARFIE can become a different dog; less shy and scared, more happy and healthy!

Due to the many dogs that we have currently in our care, we are in urgent need of foster homes. If you are able to provide a temporarily foster home, please email us at stichtingcarf@gmail.com for more information.

Here are already 5 reasons to become a foster parent to a CARF dog:

1. CARFIES Are Great Companions

As long as you have a foster dog in your care, you can enjoy his or her companionship. Some CARFIES only stay with their foster families a couple of weeks so they can get back on their feet, while others might need some more time. We will be actively looking for a forever home for your foster CARFIE.

2. Fostering A CARFIE Doesn't Cost You Any Money, Only Time

CARF can provide all the food, supplies and required medical costs that you need to foster your dog. Taking care of a foster CARFIE won't cost you any money, it will only cost you love, time, and water.

3. CARFIES Make A Great Playmate For Your Own Dog

If you already have a dog, fostering a CARFIE can provide your own dog with a playmate. In the past, we have seen that scared CARFIES will often feel more at ease when there's another dog around whose behavior they can copy. Of course, you don't need to have your own dog to foster a CARFIE.

4. You Make Room For Another Needy Dog

By opening your home to a CARFIE, you are making room for another abandoned, neglected or homeless dog that could use our help. With over 100 dogs in our care, we are sometimes simply not able to take in any more dogs. Fostering means that you save a life.

5. Fostering A CARFIE Is A Rewarding Experience

Most of all, fostering a CARFIE is incredibly satisfying. You will get the chance to see a shy and scared dog blossom into a happy and healthy dog. The day that we find your foster dog his forever home might be a sad day for you, but it is also very rewarding to know that this particular CARFIE may not have been adopted if it wasn't for all your efforts and affection!

Sounds interesting? If you are able to provide a temporarily foster home to a CARFIE, please email us at stichtingcarf@gmail.com for more information.

by Cassandra Bowers