Tips for Pets
Tips for Pets![line](https://www.guardfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/illustrative.png?line=1240)
Pets often become important members of your family. Pets of single service members as well as those of military couples and families often need a place to go during deployment, especially if the family relocates while the service member is deployed.
The key is careful planning beforehand. It is, of course, inhumane to leave a pet to fend for itself either in your home or on the streets. If you feel you can no longercare for your pet, consider the following options:
- Ask a relative, neighbor, or friend to assume care of your pet.
- Offer the pet for adoption through your local animal shelter or Animal Humane Association.
- Visit NetPets.org’s Military Pets Foster Project at http://www.netpets.org/netp/foster.php. This site acts as a liaison between military personnel who need a temporary home for their pets and those willing to care for an animal.
- To locate a foster home for a cat only, visit Operation Noble Foster at http://www.operationnoblefoster.org/.
- Contact your local animal shelter or Animal Humane Association for other suggestions.
Before leaving your pet with someone for pet sitting, make sure the animal’s shots are up-to-date, and take it to a veterinarianfor a checkup.