2020 Foster Survey | Dallas Pets Alive!

Dear Foster,

Thank you for taking a few minutes of your valuable time to complete our foster survey. We hope that with your honest responses, we will be able to move DPA in the direction that benefits not only the animals we work so hard to rescue, but the fosters who put so much time and effort into making it all possible.

Please note: All information provided in this survey will remain strictly confidential.

Name*
First Last
Email*
Please select which animals you have fostered or are currently fostering (select all that apply):*
- Dogs
- Cats
- Other Animals
How long have you been a foster for DPA?*
FOSTER PROCESS
Please rate your overall experience of the foster pick-up process at the shelter or foster home where you picked up your pet.*
- Very Poor
- Poor
- Below Average
- Average
- Above Average
- Excellent
Please tell us about any experiences that caused you to give the pickup process this rating. What, if anything, can be improved?
During my foster application process, I received sufficient expectations of behavioral and medical issues that may occur with my new foster.
- Strongly Disagree
- Disagree
- Neutral
- Agree
- Strongly Agree
What are some behavioral and medical issues you wish you were informed about prior to pulling your first foster?
During my foster application process, I received adequate and honest information about what is expected of a DPA foster.
- Strongly Disagree
- Disagree
- Neutral
- Agree
- Strongly Agree
Please tell us why you selected Strongly Disagree or Disagree. What information would have been helpful to you that you did not receive?
The decompression document I received provided me with enough information to make welcoming a new foster pet into my home a smooth transition
- Strongly Disagree
- Disagree
- Neutral
- Agree
- Strongly Agree
Please tell us what information should be provided to make the make the transition smoother
Please describe which of the following best fits the level of communication you receive from your foster rep:
- Too much communication
- The appropriate amount of communication
- Not enough communication
Please tell us the name of your foster rep. (Any information you provide will be kept confidential and remain anonymous)*
Please tell us what can be improved:
Any information you provide will be kept confidential and remain anonymous
How would you rate the timeliness of email responses?
- Excellent
- Very Good
- Good
- Fair
- Poor
What do you think is a reasonable expected response time?
How satisfied are you with the Temp Foster process?
- Very satisfied
- Satisfied
- Neutral
- Dissatisfied
- Very dissatisfied
- Does not apply
Please tell us what you think can be improved:
How satisfied are you with the training resources available to fosters?
- Very satisfied
- Moderately satisfied
- Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
- Moderately dissatisfied
- Very dissatisfied
Are there training guides or other types of information you would have preferred to receive in your welcome email prior to picking up your foster pet?
please describe what guides/types of information would have been helpful to you:
Have your fosters had a behavioral evaluation or participated in any training opportunities?
Please describe your satisfaction with the result(s):
Have you read the complete foster manual?
What changes, if any, would you make to it? Please include comments to elaborate if applicable.
MEDICAL
How satisfied are you with the variety of veterinary choices available to fosters?
- Very satisfied
- Satisfied
- Neutral
- Dissatisfied
- Very dissatisfied
Please briefly describe why you are dissatisfied:
Please list any cities or areas where you would like to see DPA add vet services:
How satisfied are you with the ease of scheduling and getting appointment approvals from the medical team?
- Very Satisfied
- Satisfied
- Neutral
- Dissatisfied
- Very Dissatisfied
Please explain what causes difficulty for you and what you think can be done to make it easier for fosters to schedule and get appointments:
Please rate your overall satisfaction with DPA’s veterinary partners:
- Very satisfied
- Satisfied
- Neutral
- Dissatisfied
- Very Dissatisfied
Please share any feedback (positive or negative) about your vet visits. Be sure to include the name of the veterinary partner to which you are referring.
Please rate your overall satisfaction with and support from DPA's medical team
- Very Satisfied
- Satisfied
- Neutral
- Dissatisfied
- Very Dissatisfied
Please share any feedback (positive or negative) about DPA's medical team.
If eligible, how often are you willing to attend adoption events with your foster pet?
TRANSPORT
DPA has the opportunity to partner with other rescues around the nation where there are shortages of rescue pets, typically resulting in much faster adoptions than locally. Are you comfortable with sending your foster on a transport to another rescue?
Please explain why you are not comfortable:
If your foster pet is selected for transport to a partner rescue, it may no longer be eligible for local adoption or adoption by the foster as they are commited to the partner rescue for adoption there. Do you understand this policy?
ADOPTION
If applicable, please rate your overall satisfaction with DPA’s adoption event variety, times, and locations. Please note many of our recent events have been cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions.
- Very Satisfied
- Satisfied
- Neutral
- Dissatisfied
- Very Dissatisfied
- Does Not Apply
Please tell us what factors would increase your participation in DPA adoption events:
Please provide any other feedback (positive or negative) about DPA’s adoption events that you think is important:
Briefly explain your understanding of the meet and greet process:
Is there anything that you would change about the meet and greet process?
- Yes
- No
- Does Not Apply
Please explain what you would change about the meet and greet process:
Once a meet and greet is conducted, the foster must bring the animal home and cannot transfer it over to the adopter until the adoption fee is paid and contract signed. Has this been a smooth process for you?
- Yes
- No
- Does Not Apply
Briefly explain why this process has been difficult and what can be done to improve it?
Please share any other general feedback about your DPA foster experience and suggestions for improvement if not already covered above.
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