What is a foster home?

You become a pet foster, when you open your home to one or more small animals in need of a temporary home. This pet will stay with you until a permanent home is found, or other arrangements are made for this animal. While the pet is at your house, you are fully responsible for their care. You groom them, feed them, clean up after them, take them to the vet as needed.

Please note: Pets will need to live indoors, not outdoors, please keep this in mind when offering to foster. Also, please do not try to take in a foster pets as "friend for your pets". It is simply not fair to either pet when the foster pet is adopted. Pets do grieve when their friends are taken from them. If you are looking for a friend for your pet, please consider adoption which is a permanent friend for your pet.

My landlord doesn't allow pets or my roommates does not want a pet, may I still foster?

No. If you are not allowed to have pets, we must refuse to allow you to foster. You must be allowed to have pets, we will not set a pet up in a foster situation where you are not allowed to have pets. This helps prevent situations where fosters must find a new foster home because the landlord "caught you" and gave you a 3 day notice.

Can I adopt the pet if I fall in love?

If you fall in love with the pet, and request to adopt them, we will give you the option to adopt first. You will pay the adoption fee and if you keep any cages or equipment provided to you during the foster period, you will be asked to pay for those as we will need to replace them for the next foster home.

Are there any rules?

Yes. You must be over 18 to sign the contract. If you are under 18, but over 16, your parents may co-sign as the responsible parties. They will be expected to be sure that the rules are followed. Your parents must be willing to be responsible for the pets.

Fostering is like having a pet in all respects except that the pet leaves to another home. By fostering, you are giving a pet a place of sanctuary. Sadly, without a foster home, the pet you foster might have died in an animal shelter instead.