What is a foster home?
A foster home is a temporary living situation for a cat or dog. We welcome fosters who can take the pet all the way through to adoption, but temporary and weekend fosters are always needed as well! Our organization heavily relies on foster homes to house a majority of our homeless pets.
The foster home will offer fresh food and water and also provide shelter and lots of TLC! The number of animals we can save depends entirely on the number of people who are able to open their homes and hearts to fostering. This also allows for us to find out more about their personality. The foster parents will be able to provide feedback to potential adopter about their temperament and likes/dislikes.
Take Me Home Pet Rescue will provide all medical care to pets in our program as well as food and other supplies that may be necessary.
What are the expectations of a foster family for a dog?
Our expectations for fostering a puppy or dog are no different than what we would provide for them at the adoption center on a daily basis:
- A clean and safe environment (indoor only!)
- Offer fresh food and water routinely
- Provide adequate socialization on a daily basis
- Closely watch for any new medical changes and immediately alert us of any (ex: “soft” potty, decrease in playfulness, decrease in appetite, “icky” eyes)
- Transporting the puppy/dog to the veterinarian for scheduled vaccinations, surgeries, possible adoptions, etc.
The length of time for fostering a puppy or dog depends on its age and condition. For a puppy, it will be until the time when it can be spayed/neutered and able to be adopted to a permanent home. All dogs and puppies will be expected to remain in an indoor home during fostering. Foster families should also help their puppies learn manners and basic commands; puppies should not learn bad manners (ex: biting, “mouthiness”, excessive jumping).
What are the expectations of a foster family for a cat?
Our expectations for fostering a kitten or cat are no different than what we would provide for them at the adoption center on a daily basis:
- A clean and safe environment (indoor only!)
- A clean litter box
- Offer fresh food and water routinely
- Provide adequate socialization on a daily basis
- Closely watch for any new medical changes and immediately alert us of any (ex: “soft” potty, decrease in playfulness, decrease in appetite, “icky” eyes)
- Transporting the kitten/cat to the veterinarian for scheduled vaccinations, surgeries, possible adoptions, etc.
The length of time for fostering a kitten or cat depends on its age and condition. For a kitten, it will be until the time when it can be spayed/neutered and able to be adopted to a permanent home. All kittens and cats will be expected to remain indoor during fostering and they CANNOT be delawed, under any circumstances!
Please review the following information regarding foster expectations. After you have read through this information, please proceed to our Foster Application.
- Foster agrees to give the rescued pet food, indoor shelter, and kind and loving care for a limited period of time. Foster agrees to notify Take Me Home Pet Rescue immediately if the pet escapes or becomes ill.
- Foster understands that Take Me Home Pet Rescue may not have prior knowledge of the pet’s temperament, and will take due care to protect anyone who may come into contact with the pet from harm.
- Foster will not seek to hold Take Me Home Pet Rescue responsible for damage to property or injury to persons or other animals while foster pet(s) are in the care of Foster.
- Take Me Home Pet Rescue will be financially responsible for any veterinary care it deems necessary for the fostered pet at a veterinarian of Take Me Home Pet Rescue’s choice, if prior written approval has been received from Take Me Home Pet Rescue, and if the Foster’s neglect or misconduct did not cause the needed care.
- Foster agrees that any pet fostered by him/her remains the property of Take Me Home Pet Rescue, and that Foster will not relocate the pet from the primary residence of Foster or dispose of it in any manner without prior written notice and approval of Take Me Home Pet Rescue.
- Foster will return the pet to a Take Me Home Pet Rescue representative immediately upon request.
- If Foster desires to adopt the foster pet, and Take Me Home Pet Rescue agrees the adoption is appropriate, Take Me Home Pet Rescue will provide an Adoption Agreement to Foster. Foster agrees to sign and return said contract within 7 days of receiving it, together with said pet’s adoption fee, unless other arrangements have been agreed to in writing.
The first step (after reviewing the above information) toward becoming a foster home for Take Me Home Pet Rescue is to fill out our foster application. Please use the button below to access our foster application. Once your application has been reviewed, a Take Me Home Pet Rescue representative will contact you as soon as possible.