Love dogs and cats but not ready to commit to another full-time companion?

Perhaps you'd like to be a foster parent to one of our newly rescued dogs, puppies, cats or kittens? Fostering means bringing in a dog or cat, puppy or kitten(s) with the goal of nurturing them for a while until they can be placed in a permanent home with a family who’ll love them forever.

It’s a crucial part of the animal rescue world. It’s also amazing, for you and for the animals.

Here’s why:

1. Foster pets learn that they are loved

Watching a dog that has been in a shelter environment, or hurt, or abused or all of the above enter your home is a magical, beautiful thing. Though they may not be settled, they surely seem to know they are safe and, yes, loved.

2. You’re saving lives

Every animal who goes into a foster home brings down the number of shelter pets euthanased each year. Not only are you helping us get animals adopted, but you are freeing up space at shelters. “Fosters are truly a blessing” say Cheryl-Lyn. “They help me with all the animals that need their care the most, they’re not only angels to the animals, they’re angels to all of us who care so deeply about animal rescue.”

3. It will make you feel great & laugh too

It can be a remarkable experience seeing a dog transition from a skittish, scared little creature to a trusting, flourishing member of a family. Both making the dogs feel better about their world and making us feel better about ourselves.

A dog that is skin and bones and sick with pneumonia, coming back to health, his goofy personality appearing, becoming a bouncing dog with a funny personality. Making you laugh … and the more you laugh, the more they clown about.

4. Your kids will love it too

Taking in puppies or kittens is great to teach kids responsibility, compassion & patience. You are helping these babies learn how to be well-loved pets whilst your children learn to care for animals too.

5. You’ll give a pet a chance to shine

Many pets do not thrive in a shelter setting so being in a foster home gives them ‘a chance to be healthy and happy’ rather than scared & stressed.

PLUS it also helps potential adopters get to see what a great personality the animal has in a home setting – as you will be sharing all those photos & feedback to us

6. You are covered

Cheryl-Lyn's Rescue Organisation cover ALL medical costs for fosters. We do request - if possible (as it really helps us) - that you supply food and other day-to-day expenses (kitty litter) but this is not essential as we will also supply them if required.

7. Goodbye is always a happy ending

Don’t be put off fostering because you think it’ll be too hard when your sweetie gets adopted.
“It’s never easy to say goodbye and a few tears are shed”, says Claire one of our cat/kitten foster mums. “But seeing their happy ending makes it all worthwhile.”

“And just when one litter goes off there is another one in need and it’s their chance to be saved.”

8. If you really fall in love...

If you decide your foster must stay …. well there’s nothing greater than to be a ‘Foster Fail’.

You now have a pet that you know well, have lived with for a while. There just isn’t a better feeling than knowing what you have done to save a life.

9. Getting started is easy

Fill out the form here and we’ll be in touch to chat further and arrange to meet you. Then when we have the right animal for you and the fostering service you are offering, we can place a foster with you.

Please fill out the form here, or contact us directly at:

info@cro-animal-rescue.org.za
082 770 2667