FOSTERING

Helping Dogs and Cats Rescue are desperate for more foster carers. As fast as we can rehome right now, there are more animals waiting to come in. We welcome applications from cat and dog loving people in Basingstoke and surrounding areas.  We are overwhelmed by the amounts of phone calls we are receiving and we hate to say no but we need your help to foster until we can find forever homes for these cats and dogs. 

We are looking for the fosters;

Who have No other pets

Who already have a Resident dog

With or with out children

Who are in City and rural locations

Long and short term fosters

Emergency fosters

Adult only homes

Whether you are looking to foster or adopt please find our criteria below:

For Dogs

· We do not home to flats above ground level.

· We do not home with children under 8 years of age.

· You will require a minimum 5ft height secure  fence/wall.

For Cats

 · We do not home on main roads or close to railway lines.

· We do not home with children under 5 years of age.

1 months worth of pet food

New cat or dog bed

New cat or dog bowls

All vets costs paid for

Lead, harness and collar

Support from the team

Help and advice

Becoming a foster carer means you are providing invaluable support in caring for a lost, abandoned, or unwanted animal by preparing them for their new home.  

Fostering an animal in your own home, will give you as the foster carer, and us as the rescue, time to assess how the animals is settling in. With your support we will be able to get a good understanding of the dog or cat, the type of home we should be looking for, its character, nature, personality, any bad traits, any on-going training support that maybe required and best of all the opportunity to take lots of photos!

We ask that you foster animal (if applicable).

· Walking on the lead

· Sleeping through the night 

· Toilet trained or in the case of puppies making good progress. 

· Is in good health. (cats)

· Social enough to meet prospective adopters (cats)

· We may ask you to take your foster dog or cat to be vet checked including neutering or spaying

The length of time various and depends on the individual animal. We do not have kennel or shelter space. Animals will be fostered until they are rehomed, and we don’t know how long this could take, it could be for a couple of weeks to a month or two. Sometimes this could be shorter or longer. 

 If you are interested in becoming a foster carer and would like more information please call the team on 01256 593 373 or email enquiries@helpingdogsandcatsuk.org 

Foster application form