I thought the foundation was supposed to keep the horses OUT of the kill pens. I know a person whose husband is disabled, she took a few horses in on foster and she still has to pay for everything .

SRF will NEVER send any horse to the kill pens! Every SRF horse is followed for lifetime, thus avoiding the kills pens forever. SRF fosters are not paid to foster, although we do pay for vet services as long as the foster contacts SRF first. We hope that if the horse is a fit, the foster will adopt or help us find an adopter in their area. If an adopter is found, they go through the process of filling out our application. If the foster cannot afford the horses or can't care for the horses properly, then the foster needs to contact SRF immediately. The horses will be place at a new foster or brought to an SRF farm nearby. In no way do we push horses on fosters, it is up to the individual to sign into an agreement with SRF to foster horses and accept the terms within the contract. Hope this explains this more clearly. If not feel free to call our office at 609-738-3255, you can also see the foster contract on our website at Adoptahorse.org. Thank you!

Some fosters offer to pay for vet care as well.