When my husband and I (okay, mostly me) decided that we didn’t want to have any more children—we already have three kids, ages 2, 4, and 6—I became obsessed with the idea of getting a dog. My husband ...

Fostering a pet isn't always easy, but it can be an incredibly rewarding experience. Being a pet foster parent usually involves working with a shelter or animal adoption agency to temporarily care for ...

Fostering saves lives and lets you test drive pet parenthood. Pet fostering provides a temporary, life-saving home for animals in need while offering people a flexible way to experience pet ...

As more and more people became cooped up at home due to the spread of COVID-19, animal shelters throughout the country began reporting a higher number of foster applications than usual. Not only is ...

When Amber Batteiger found herself overwhelmed by the coronavirus news and suddenly working from home, she knew what to do: foster a homeless dog named Tux. Tux, a 2-year-old American Bulldog, was a ...

Fostering Changes Lives Fostering changes a dog’s life. It moves them from a crowded, noisy shelter to a place where they can relax. The role of a foster is to help a dog adjust to life outside a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Who would be a foster carer, you might wonder, considering the undisputed challenges. Certainly, nobody in their right mind would go into it for the money, says Carol, who has four foster children ...