Becoming a foster carer
We have a small database of foster carers to help with some of our cats and dogs who may be struggling in the shelter environment and in need of a little extra TLC. It may be a cat recovering from surgery, a kitten who needs to be hand-reared, or simply an animal who does not cope well in the shelter and would benefit from a more settled home environment whilst our team work to get them ready for rehoming.
It may also be a dog who isn’t coping in the kennel environment and may be too scared or timid to show us their true personality, or an animal on long term medication to try and combat an ongoing health concern, or a puppy waiting to find their forever home.
What makes a good foster carer?
We look for foster carers with varying levels of experience and expertise, who have the time and resources to offer our animals in need time, care and commitment, to help these wonderful animals on their journey to finding their perfect forever home. Most importantly we are looking for foster carers who are willing to accept some of our animals may have behaviour or medical needs that require care and acceptance, to allow our animals to feel safe enough to truly become themselves.
This journey may not always be simple and straight forward and our foster carers need to understand an animals need to adapt to a new environment on their own terms at their own pace and in return foster carers will be rewarded by our animals with a real sense of trust, love and gratitude.
Foster a pet today
If you would like to foster a cat or a dog who may be struggling in the shelter environment or who may have medial needs please fill in this form below, providing as much detail as possible.
Once we have received your application you will be added to our database if suitable. We may not contact you immediately, but we will reach out to you once there is an animal in need of fostering that will be suitable for your level of experience/preferences. We would require a home check, and some follow up questions to determine suitability. If you would like to be removed from our database, please email us at info@dogandcatshelter.com or call us on 0191 215 0435.