Good care.
Clear commitments.

Before a dog comes home.

We discuss your household, experience, routine and any housing permission needed. We match each dog’s needs to the home, including restrictions around children, other pets and handling.

Before you commit, we provide the available medical and behavior history in writing, including known bites and what remains unknown. We review vaccination, parasite prevention, microchip and spay/neuter status, with a written plan for unfinished care.

Before you pay, your adoption agreement states the fee, what it covers, and who is responsible for ongoing veterinary care and training. After adoption, you are responsible for those costs unless we agree to specific support in writing.

Fostering, with a plan.

We cover rescue-approved veterinary care for our foster dogs. We provide basic food and necessary equipment, or agree in writing before placement who will supply them and what reimbursement, if any, we will provide. Routine appointments, purchases and training expenses need advance written approval; keep itemized receipts.

Every foster receives a written care plan before pickup. It includes the dog’s known history and daily needs, a named rescue contact and backup, the expected stay, first check-in, supplies, transport, and approved veterinary care and payment arrangements.

Your part: a safe indoor home, fresh water, agreed food, exercise and enrichment suited to the dog, and medication as prescribed. Share health and behavior observations, keep agreed check-ins and report concerns promptly. The veterinarian decides on treatment changes.

Kind, individual care: use reward-based training. No shock collars, prong or choke corrections, or other aversive punishment. Follow the dog’s household restrictions and introduction plan; give them a quiet place to rest, avoid forced greetings and dog parks, and use secure separation when animals are unsupervised. Children and dogs must be supervised together.

When care is urgent.

Before a foster dog goes home, we provide written emergency and after-hours instructions, the approved clinic and emergency hospital, and a plan for authorization and payment. The plan explains what to do if you cannot reach the rescue contact.

Tell your rescue contact promptly about bites, escapes, significant illness or an unsafe placement. Follow the dog’s safety plan and professional guidance.

Stay in touch.
We’ll plan the next step.

If fostering or adoption cannot continue, contact us as soon as possible. We coordinate a return or approved transfer and agree safe handoff arrangements and timing. Do not independently rehome, sell or transfer the dog.

Fostering does not require adopting. For new foster placements, we do not charge a penalty solely for requesting to end the placement. A new placement may take time to arrange; tell us immediately if the current situation is unsafe.

How we handle your gift.

Your wishes: gifts support the stated purpose. We record and honor restrictions we accept. If that purpose must change, we seek the donor’s or funder’s permission. Confirm a designated gift with us before giving. Gifts through an intermediary, such as PayPal Giving Fund, also follow that provider’s terms.

Clear records: we keep pledges, received gifts, fees, expenses and donated goods distinct in our records. Public financial totals include their dates and explain what they cover. We keep estimates separate from paid costs and verified outcomes.

Spending and grants: ordinary spending requires written approval. Every reimbursement needs receipts and review by someone other than the recipient. Before accepting a grant, we record its purpose, budget, restrictions and deadlines, and name the person responsible for reporting. Reports use documented costs and outcomes.

Receipts: use the receipt issued for your giving method. If you need acknowledgment or a correction, contact us with the date and payment method. Our acknowledgments reflect the verified gift and any goods or services received in exchange. For donated items, we describe them without assigning a tax value.

Your privacy.
Your choices.

We use applicant, caregiver and donor information for placements, care, handling gifts, required records and requested communications. We do not sell, rent or trade personal information. Only authorized people and service providers who need it have access, except where disclosure is legally required.

A gift or inquiry does not subscribe you to marketing. We ask separately for that permission, honor opt-outs, and obtain permission before public donor recognition or publishing identifiable personal stories and photographs.

Our email helper keeps your draft only while the page is open. It does not send it or save it for later. You send it from your own email app. Hosting, email and payment providers handle information under their own terms and privacy notices. Keep sensitive documents out of your first inquiry; contact us to agree on an appropriate way to share them.

Before hands-on work, volunteers receive a clear role, relevant training and supervision. Medical decisions, spending and public representation require rescue authorization. We protect private records and use accurate stories shared with permission.

For a policy concern, privacy request or change to contact preferences, email friendsofanubis@gmail.com.