Foster

SO, YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT FOSTERING?

If you are already an experienced foster home and are just looking for the foster application click here.

Never fostered before and want to learn more about what it means and get answers to what are surely some of your questions about fostering?  Well just keep reading. 

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FIRST, WHAT WILL FOSTERING COST ME?

Close to nothing, as we will supply almost everything you need including crates, litter box and scoops, routine veterinary care, emergency veterinary care, medications and even toys, if you need them.   You will be expected to provide quality food and, of course, water just as you would your own pets so there will be some cost associated with that.  In some cases, with special need animals who may require a special diet, we may be able to provide approved food.

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WHAT DOES THE SHELTER EXPECT OF ME AS A FOSTER HOME?

• As a foster home, you could be asked to drive to pick up your foster dog or cat at a shelter or to take them to the vet.

• As a foster home, we ask that you submit an updated bio for your foster on a regular basis.  Normally weekly and this includes updated pictures and a sentence or two about the foster's personality or experiences.

• As a foster home, we expect that you will make a reasonable effort to attend outreach events with your foster. This helps generate interest and get them adopted.

• As a foster home, we ask that you be able to get your foster to vetting appointments at approved veterinary hospitals. Appointments are made by foster homes to keep it as convenient as possible.

• Most important of all, we expect you to ask questions! We are here for you for whatever questions or problems you come across. We’re here, day and night, to help you through this experience. Support is something we all need in this business.

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WHO CHOOSES WHO I FOSTER?

You or we will help you choose.  Depending upon what your preferences are for fostering, we may contact you and ask if you're available to foster someone.  For instance, if you prefer to foster tiny kittens, we will contact you when we have those that need a quiet place to stay until big enough to be adopted.  Or you may see someone in the shelter you'd like to help especially and ask if you can foster them.  

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HOW LONG DO FOSTERS USUALLY STAY?

The length of stay for a foster depends on many things such as age, health, breed, etc. As a general rule, puppies and kittens stay until at least 8 weeks of age, so their time with you will depend on how old they were when you took them home. 

 

Injured or sick animals also will need to stay normally until well or recovered and ready for a forever home.   

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If you are fostering a senior animal, those can be harder to find that special someone willing to give an older dog or cat a place to rest his/her head, so you should expect that they could be with you for several months.

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WHAT IF IT DOESN’T WORK OUT?

While we do our best to match the animals with a foster home where it will do well and thrive, there do come times when problems arise with a foster in its foster home. When this happens, we expect that you will notify us of the issues and if we cannot help resolve them, we will ask you to return them to the shelter.  We do ask that you give us as much advance notice as possible when things are not going well so that we can be prepared for their return and possibly find another foster home for them.

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WHO DO I CONTACT IF I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS?

Just shoot an email to 

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READY TO JUMP IN?

Click here to fill out the foster application. Once you are approved as a foster home, you’ll receive a phone call from your foster coordinator to discuss the type of animal you feel would be the best fit for your home and life.

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