Foster pet program gives shelter animals a home for Thanksgiving. How to sign up:

Want to share your Thanksgiving holiday with a four-legged friend this year?

Santa Rosa County Animal Services is once again offering its short-term foster program during the holidays.

The program allows participants to take home a shelter pet next week to provide them a home for the holidays.

The shelter provides everything a foster parent needs to care for the animal, including food, toys, treats, a harness and leash.

Foster parents can pick up a pet from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22, or Tuesday, Nov. 23, and then foster the pet through the Thanksgiving holiday before dropping them off between 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29.

This program gives pets a break from the shelter environment and the opportunity to spend the holidays in a loving foster home.

The temporary arrangement also gives the shelter insight into the animal's behavior and reduces the number of shelter pets to care for during the holidays.

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Those interested in this program should complete a foster application at santarosa.fl.gov and check out pets needing foster homes. All pets available for adoption online can be fostered.

Once you have an idea of the pet you're interested in, email fostering@santarosa.fl.gov to sign up.

The shelter asks that foster parents take lots of photos and videos of their temporary pets and share feedback on the animal's behavior, likes and dislikes. For more information, call the shelter at 850-983-4680.

This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Santa Rosa County Thanksgiving temporary foster pet program returns