Foster Emergencies

Medical Emergency

For medical emergencies, call the front desk at 973-377-2295. If you have a medical emergency after business hours, you can call the number that the foster team will share with you when you take home an animal.

Your Foster Animal is Lost  

Call the front desk immediately at 973-377-2295 if your foster animal goes missing. Next, email the foster team with URGENT: Lost Foster Animal in the subject line.  It’s important to call as soon as you know your foster animal is missing so we can activate a search party.

A Bite

A bite is when an animal’s teeth cause punctures that break the skin on a person or another animal. If a bite occurs involving your foster animal call the front desk at 973-377-2295. Next email the foster team at foster@sthuberts.org. In the subject line include URGENT: Bite with the animal’s name. After that, our staff will reach out to you with information about the next steps.  

A Personal Emergency

We have an amazing community of foster families that help each other when people have to go out of town or need help caring for a foster animal. If time allows, reach out to the foster Facebook group to ask if someone can fostersit for your foster animal. Many people find a sitter through our foster community.

In the event that no one can care for your foster while you are away, please notify the foster department. If you have an emergency during a time that foster staff can not be reached, you may drop your foster off at the Madison location. Please let the shelter staff know if you would like to pick your foster up upon your return. 

While you are away, we will continue to prepare your foster for adoption and place him on the adoption floor. If your foster hasn't been adopted by the time you return, we encourage you to pick him up from the shelter and continue to foster until adoption. If your foster found a loving home while you were away it means you've done great work as a foster parent and we hope you'll sign up to foster again.