| I. Contact Information | |
| Name: | |
| Address 1: | |
| Address 2: | |
| Home phone: | |
| Work phone: | |
| Cell phone: | |
| Email: | |
| II. People Who Will Have Contact With a Foster Animal: | |
| Name(s), age(s) and relationship(s) of people living in the home: | |
| Do all of the adults in the home want to foster? | |
| Is anyone home during the day? If yes, who? | |
| If everyone in the home works out of the house, what is the longest an animal might be left alone? | |
| Where will the animal be kept when you are out? | |
| Describe any special activities of the family that will affect the foster animal in your care: | |
| III. The Enviroment | |
| What type of rersidence do you live in? | |
| If a rental property, does the landlord permit pets? If so, what kind? How many? Please list landlord's name and phone #: | |
| Do you have other pets in the house? | |
| If yes, please list type, breed, sex, age, shots/vaccines/spayed/neutered status: |
| Pet 1: | |
| Pet 2: | |
| Pet 3: | |
| Pet 4: | |
| Pet 5: | |
| Do any of these pets have special needs? If so, how are they handled? | |
| Do you have a crate? | |
| Do you have an outside kennel? | |
| Do you have a fenced yard? | |
| Where will the animal be housed during the day? | |
| Are there parts of the house you will restrict from the animal? Describe: | |
| Do you allow animals on the furniture? | |
| Where will the animal sleep? | |
| IV. Special Needs of Foster Animals |
| Animals that have been abandoned, abused or dumped in a shelter are distressed, frightened and confused. Most require patience, love, a gentle hand, structure and time to heal. Please consider the following: |
| Do you understand that we have no medical or behavior history for most foster animals? | |
| Do you realize that many foster dogs are not completely housetrained? | |
| Are you able to travel to pick up a foster animal? | |
| Are you able to take your foster to the vet if necessary? | |
| Are you able to take your foster to an adoption event or training sessions as needed? | |
| Are you willing to introduce your foster to prospective adopters, at their home or at yours? | |
| A foster’s responsibility is to care for an animal in need and then send it to another home. Are you able to care for a dog or cat and then let him/her go? | |
| V. Your Preferences |
| What kind of pets are you interested in fostering? | |
| Would you be willing to care for a foster pet that is ill and/or needs medication or is disabled in some way? | |
| Do you think your pet(s) will get along with a foster pet? Why or why not? | |
| Are there any requirements you have for a foster pet (i.e. size, temperament, age, gender, etc.?) | |
| Do you feel you could foster more than one animal at a time? | |
| How long would you be able to foster a pet? | |
| Do you have all of the supplies necessary to care for a foster pet? If no, what kinds of supplies will you need PetConnect to provide? | |
| VI. Your Experience |
| Is this your first experience with a dog or cat or with fostering? Explain: | |
| What training methods are you familiar with? | |
| Please tell us anything else about yourself or your family that you feel this organization needs to know (i.e. previous experiences, why you want to foster, other groups you have worked with, special skills or training, personal contacts, etc.) | |
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