Save a life…
Become a foster parent and help a homeless pet!

Fostering an animal means providing a temporary home for a dog or cat while PetConnect Rescue finds them a permanent home. Fostering a pet is essentially saving a life. Without foster homes we could not help the many wonderful dogs and cats who come to our attention. Please consider opening your heart and your home to an animal in need.

Application Process

We take our foster application process just as seriously as we do our adoptions. We carefully screen each applicant, using a lot of the same criteria used to screen potential adopters. That means we will visit your home to help you to prepare, speak with your vet (if applicable), and get to know you and your current family so that we can match you with the best possible foster dog or cat. We will go over the responsibilities of foster parenting, review with you the case history of the dog or cat that you will be taking in, and answer any questions you may have.  (You must be at least 21 years of age or older.)

    • Step 1: Fill out our cat or dog foster application below. If you are open to fostering both cats and dogs, then please fill out both. If there is a particular animal you are interested in fostering, please include the name of the animal(s) on the application as well.
    • Step 2: Once the completed application is sent to us, our Foster Coordinator will contact you.
    • Step 3: Have a phone screening with one of our current volunteers.
    • Step 4: Allow one of our volunteers to complete a home inspection.
    • Step 5: Accept your foster into your home (once approved)!

 

Cat Foster Application Dog Foster Application

About fostering a dog

All of our rescue animals will receive veterinary attention prior to being delivered to their foster home. They will also be temperament tested. PetConnect Rescue will provide any supplies that a foster family might need while they are caring for a rescue pet as well as cover any veterinary expenses that might arise.

Many first-time fosters fear that they will become too attached to their rescue pup to be able to give the animal up when an adopter comes along. Actually, most of our fosters will say that fostering is one of life’s most rewarding experiences–they knew from the start that their home was a landing place for an animal in desperate need. By fostering they had the joy and comfort of knowing that they helped saved a precious life. Many of our fosters keep up with the adopters via email, forging a lasting relationship with the pets they helped save.