The cost of care is covered largely by the rescue. We provide the basics for each animal including food, collars, leashes, kennels, litter boxes, medications and more! If we have toys, treats, and other fun things in our donation supply we make them available to all of our fosters as well. You're more than welcome to purchase extra toys, chews and equipment, just ask the admin team about the businesses we partner with to see if there are any discounts available near you!

This varies from animal to animal. The average is about 4-6 weeks, but it can be shorter or longer depending on vetting, interest, health, and age. If you are fostering an animal that is just coming into the rescue, they are required to have a minimum two week quarantine period. If the animal you are fostering has been in the rescue more than two weeks already, they can be posted for adoption and could be adopted at any time!

We ask our fosters to provide a safe and loving environment for animals to relax and learn in. Some animals have never had that, and it is important that they learn that people are worth trusting. Part of your job as a foster is to take the time to learn about the animal, brush up on their basic manners, assess and maintain their health, and gain them exposure. Take them on outings, post them on social media, tell friends and family, anything you can do to show your new friend off! We also ask our fosters to share info and photos with our social media team so that we can all work together to help find them the best home possible.

This can vary depending on the animals involved, so have a chat with our team and we can help determine what might be best for the situation. We generally recommend waiting at least 24 hours, preferably at least 3-7 days, for full introductions. Rescue animals have not always seen a vet right away to get started on vaccines, and tend to get moved around a lot, which can result in a hard time adjusting, making them unpredictable. Behaviour can change from home to home and can sometimes be extreme or "out of nowhere" in the first few days. The new environment, and the fact that you don't know each other yet, can cause stress for any new animal. Your own animals may also react unpredictably to new members if they haven't been given time to get used to each other yet. Kenneling, puppy pens for small dogs, rotating play times, separating in a closed room, and careful, supervised introductions are often necessary. Feel free to reach out for tips if needed!

You will be asked to provide a write up on the foster once you have an initial impression of them so they can be posted to our social media accounts and get ready to be adopted. Once there is an application, our team will do all the necessary legwork. Sometimes, fosters would like to be more involved in the adoption process and our adoption coordinators love to include you, because you know the animal best! You can also choose to leave everything to the adoption coordinators and stay completely hands off.

If you decide to adopt your foster, that’s great! We ask our fosters to try and make that decision within the first two weeks of having them or before we post them for adoption if possible. It’s awkward when we post an animal as adoptable and then have to tell an applicant that the foster has chosen to adopt. But if you’d like to adopt your foster, simply reach out to the admin team and they will provide you with the paperwork and then you pay the adoption fee, just like any other adopter. But fosters have first dibs on their animals! ;)