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           Foster vs. Courtesy

Fosters and Courtesy Listings: What's the Difference?

While reading our Web site, you may have noticed the terms "courtesy listings" and "fosters" (particularly on the Steps to Adopt and Steps to Surrender a Shiba pages). Here's what those terms mean:

Foster — When an adoptable Shiba is surrendered by the owner, or when NESRA is notified of a Shiba who needs a new home, we try to provide foster homes for the Shibas until new "forever homes" can be found. Until we find a suitable home, our foster volunteers care for the Shibas in their homes, as they would for their own Shibas. A Shiba fostered by NESRA has been in one of these foster homes.

Because there is no NESRA shelter, the amount of foster space we have depends on how much room our volunteers have in their private homes (and whether their family situations allow for fostering another Shiba).

Courtesy Listing — Sometimes, there is not enough space for NESRA to foster a Shiba. In this case, if the Shiba can remain with the surrendering owner until a new home is found, NESRA will list the Shiba as a courtesy. Using the picture of the Shiba sent by the surrendering owner, and the information we gather during the surrender process, we list the Shiba on NESRA's Petfinder.com and associated Web sites.

With a courtesy listing, the surrendering owner and the potential adopter(s) are required to make arrangements separately. All negotiations and transactions involving courtesy listings will be the responsibility of the surrendering owner and adopter. NESRA has no involvement beyond that of acting as a liaison to bring surrendering owners and adopters together. We will do our best to provide each party with information that will help in the adoption or surrender process.

Please understand that NESRA has not evaluated and cannot verify the validity of the information provided about courtesy listed Shibas. Since these Shibas are not fostered by NESRA, we have no obligation to have the Shiba examined by a vet, brought up to date on vaccines, tested for heartworms, or spayed/neutered. The surrendering owner bears that responsibility. We cannot guarantee the health, temperament, or suitability of a Shiba placed by a third party. Please be sure to fully investigate all aspects of the Shiba.

Should the placement not work, NESRA is under no obligation to take the Shiba into foster care, but will gladly re-list the Shiba. By adopting through a Courtesy Listing, you release Northeast Shiba Rescue Association from any liability in connection with the adopted Shiba.

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