● About

Why Surrender Support?

For individuals facing a personal crisis, the thought of surrendering a beloved pet to a shelter is devastating. Many temporary shelters or transitional housing facilities do not allow pets, forcing people to choose between a stable living situation and their companion. This can lead to increased stress, delayed re-entry into a stable environment, and unnecessary emotional trauma for both the owner and the animal.

Haider’s Paws Forward aims to prevent this heart-wrenching separation and reduce owner surrender to shelters and rescues, which currently makes up almost 1/4 of intakes nationwide and contributes to the “non-live outcomes”.

HPF establishes and trains a network of compassionate volunteer foster families who can provide short-term care for dogs. This system will is designed to alleviate the struggles individuals in crisis face.

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● Apply for Support

Get Support

HPF provides a network of support and temporary foster system for the pets of families facing surrender to a shelter due to a crisis. We seek to provide hope for families by providing an alternative to surrendering your beloved pet to an animal shelter. Temporary fostering with a goal of reunification!

Circumstances that contribute to owner surrender:

  • Incarceration

  • Domestic Abuse

  • Military Deployment

  • Natural Disaster

  • And More

  • Job Loss

  • Financial Crisis

  • Housing Insecurity

  • Hospitalization or Rehabilitation

If you would like to apply for support, please fill out the surrender support application in the link below or reach out to support@hpawsforward.org.

Apply for support
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● Apply to Volunteer

Become a Foster

Foster families are our cornerstone to providing support, relief, and hope to local pet owners in need. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer foster, please fill out the application below or reach out for more information at info@hpawsforward.org.

From the HPF team and our local community, thank you!

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● Contact

Request Information

Thinking about applying? Unsure if we can help you?

Reach out to us at info@hpawsforward.org for more information and to see if our temporary foster program is right for you!