Our Foster Program
We are a foster based 501(c)(3) rescue without a physical shelter. So, we rely purely on foster homes! We are always in need of fosters for cats, dogs, kittens, and guinea pigs. You can be located anywhere in MA but you must be willing to travel to the area of South Shore/Southcoast MA to pick up fosters and potentially bring them back if needed for an adoption appointment. Foster homes provide safety, care and training to animals awaiting adoption.
Note: We also need foster homes to provide temporary care to pets who are awaiting reunification with their owners who may be going through crisis.
You must have a bathroom to dedicate to fostering kittens or a cat. They cannot be loose in a bedroom because kittens are prone to climbing up beds and then hurting themselves when they jump off. They have to have a small space so that they cannot hide and can be properly socialized. A bathroom also allows for easy disinfectant processes due to having washable surfaces.
You must be able to spend at least an hour a day socializing with the cat/kitten. You’ll need to clean their litter boxes and feed them AM & PM. You’ll need to monitor daily to make sure that they’re eating well.
You must be able to provide your own litter and food if you should run out and we aren’t able to restock your supply. We will be able to get you started with supplies at pickup but be prepared to replenish as needed.
Interested in Fostering a Cat or Kittens?
interested in Fostering A Dog?
We are always in need of fosters for dogs! The dogs that we take in are primarily from hunters who no longer want them or breeders who want to retire the dogs. We provide you with the supplies and training plans and you provide the patience and care.
They are typically not house trained, so you’ll need to be up for following our instructions on how to house train them. You’ll need to be up for crating them overnight and when you’re not home/watching them. We provide the crate. You’ll want to take them out for pee breaks every 3 hours or so during the day. When they’re loose in the house in between potty breaks, you’ll want to have a diaper on them (we will provide.)
These dogs are typically all wonderful with cats, dogs and kids BUT are very flighty. They’re not the types of dogs that can be loose outdoors or trusted near an open door or screened window. They’re more likely to try and scoot through an open door, bump out through a screened window or jump a short fence. So, having frequent visitors to the home or kids that will leave doors potentially open would make it difficult to safely foster.
Preventing A Missing Dog: They’re not the type of dog that you can then call back to you if they did escape through a door, escape the car, jump a fence or pop open a screened window. They’re skittish and will just keep running if they do get loose, which can be very dangerous. When we have had dogs get loose in the past, they typically have to be trapped with a have a heart trap, so it’s not an easy feat and important to understand how to prevent it.
Fosters need to keep their martingale collars on (they can’t slip out of them.)
It’s important that fosters keep a tight hold of the leash when outside.
They should have a leash attached to their collar when they’re loose in a fenced in yard. They should always be supervised in a fenced in yard.
When in the car, they need to have their leash on and tethered.
If you think you’re up for a skittish pup, definitely fill out our foster application because we ALWAYS need capable dog fosters whether you’re up for a week of fostering or a month!