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ORGANIZATION: ACADIANA ANIMAL AID

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Fosters provide a temporary home for cats and dogs in need, offering a safe, nurturing environment as a healthy alternative to shelter housing. As a non-profit rescue, our facility has a limited capacity on the number of animals we can save at any given time, and foster homes allow us to increase that number tremendously, responsible for nearly 60% of our lifesaving each year! That’s over 1,000 animals that would not make it out alive without your help!

Our program focuses on the most sensitive population, from animals who are too young, sick, injured or simply in need of socialization, decompression or mental/physical stimulation. Foster families also provide crucial insight into a more accurate assessment of personality, overall behavior and expectations of an in-home lifestyle, helping to better set them up for adoption success.

Whether you can foster for a few days, a few weeks or right through until an adoption placement is found, the comfort and care you bring is insurmountable. We guarantee that your selfless act of compassion will be paid back tenfold, from the gratitude of a shelter pet whose trajectory is forever changed, to their future families that you help build, we thank you for being their hero.

Cat Foster Application: https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/ACAD/Cat

Dog Foster Application: https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/ACAD/Dog

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About ACADIANA ANIMAL AID

Location:

PO BOX 298, CARENCRO, LA 70520, US

Mission Statement

Saving the lives of companion animals until they all have a home.

Description

Acadiana Animal Aid was founded in 1974 and is chartered as a 501(c)3 non-profit humane society. We are funded by donations, fundraisers, and adoption fees; and are governed by a duly elected Board of Directors. AAA is a cat and dog rescue and adoption organization, located in Carencro, LA.

On any given day we care for more than 100 dogs and 120 cats at our shelter, and up to 50 more animals in our network of foster families. Our animals come to us as strays, owner surrenders, rescues from negligent situations, and/or euthanizing shelters.

CAUSE AREAS

Animals
Community
Environment
Animals, Community, Environment

WHEN

Tue Jun 10, 2025 - Mon Sep 08, 2025
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

WHERE

142 Le Medicin RdCarencro, LA 70520

(30.34287,-92.03657)
 

SKILLS

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
  • Must be at least 18
  • Fosters can commit to weekend fostering or long term!

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