Lisa Gunter and The Future of Foster Programs

We are thrilled to be able to bring this presentation to PAWS as our next installment of this years summer school 📚

Implications & future directions of foster care programs in animal shelters

Foster care, a unique form of human–animal interaction, is an effective tool for improving welfare by allowing animals to escape the stressors of the shelter and experience more opportunities for social interaction in a home. In this talk, Lisa will discuss a recent review and new research with her graduate student, Grace Phillips, in which we examined foster care programs and their effects on human and animal welfare, evaluate the successes and challenges of supporting shelter foster care programs, and recommend best practices for lasting programmatic success. I’ll conclude the talk with preliminary findings from our recent research exploring hybrid fostering.

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