HPPL does not operate a kennel or shelter. Instead, animals are accepted into the program on a foster-care basis. People who rescue homeless pets are often the same people who volunteer to foster them until they are adopted. Foster parents are caring individuals who agree to provide food, shelter, and love to an animal in their care. Frequently, foster parents are individuals who already have a cat and/or dog at home. Many times, however, foster parents are people who simply cannot make the lifelong commitment of owning a pet. The HPPL covers the total cost of every animal?s veterinary care while it is enrolled in the foster program. The HPPL gives foster parents the first opportunity to adopt their own foster animals if they become especially attached to them. Should foster parents follow through with the adoption program, however, they always leave with the satisfaction of knowing that they made a real difference in the life of a small friend. MISSION: (*) To rehabilitate and provide foster care for stray / abandoned dogs and cats with the goal of placing them into qualified, permanent adoptive homes (*) To provide assistance to pet owners who are unable to assume the cost of spaying / neutering their animals (*) To provide humane education and increase public compassion for animals in an effort to prevent future animal suffering and neglect (*) To support other animal welfare organizations.