Nonprofit
Published 12/26/25 4:21PM

Are you a dog or cat lover? Become a Lucky Dog Animal Rescue Foster!

On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Arlington, VA
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  • Details

    Start Date:
    December 26, 2025, 4:30 PM GMT-5
    End Date:
    December 31, 2026, 11:45 PM GMT-5
    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)
    Commitment Details:
    Full time, temp or overnight fostering opportunities
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    100
    Cause Areas:
    Animals
    Good For:
    Age 55+
    Participation Requirements:
    Driver’s License, Attend Orientation
    Age Requirement:
    21+
    Other Requirements:
    Must provide transportation for your foster animal to 2 Sunday events per month!

    Description

    Are you a dog or cat lover? Become a Lucky Dog Animal Rescue Foster!

    Lucky Dog Animal Rescue Animal Rescue could not survive without foster parents. Because we have generous foster parents ready and willing to provide temporary housing and lots of love, we are able to rescue dogs and cats just in the knick of time. We pull animals from the shelters just hours or, even minutes, before they are scheduled to be euthanized - before we have the opportunity to line up adopters or sponsors.

    Some fosters only have their Lucky Dogs/Cats long enough for a bath, a good meal, and a safe night’s sleep. Others have their Lucky animals long enough to work on training, to develop trust, and to recover from injuries or ailments - all to help them transition smoothly into their forever homes.

    Fostering is an incredibly rewarding experience. There is nothing like comparing the "before" pictures of your foster animal in the shelter with the "after" pictures in his or her new adoptive home! Of course, fostering is not without challenges, but Lucky Dog Animal Rescue will be there to help you through any bumps in the road you encounter. We are available to our fosters 24 hours a day!

    In addition to needing "full time" foster parents, we also need overnight fosters and temporary fosters. These foster parents take a Lucky Animal for the weekend while their regular foster is out of town. Or, they take a dog/cat for the night between when he or she arrives from the shelter and when she gets adopted. Our short term and temporary fosters fill a critical need for our Lucky Dogs!

    To help make a shelter dog or cat a Lucky Animal, sign up on our website (https://www.luckydoganimalrescue.org/volunteer/foster). We can’t wait to hear from you!

    Location

    On-site
    Arlington, Virginia, US

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