To be considered as a foster, you must:

  • Be 18 years of age or older.

  • If you rent your home, you must have consent from your landlord to have a foster animal.

  • Have all animals in the home (age 6 months or older) spayed or neutered, unless there are medical or extenuating reasons for not doing so.

  • Have all animals in the home up-to-date on vaccinations.

  • Agree to have a home visit done by one of our volunteers. The volunteer will need to see the areas of the home where the animal will be allowed and also visit with family members and current pets

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You must also agree to the following conditions, which are included in the Foster Home Agreement:

  • Agree to care for foster animal until it is adopted into a new home, knowing this can take anywhere from a week to several months or more.

  • Agree to have foster animal reside in the home, not outside. Foster animal may NOT be left outdoors if you are not at home; this includes outdoor kennel runs.

  • Agree to never allow foster animal to be left unattended with young children.

  • Agree to have foster animal wear an ID tag on its collar at all times when in public/outdoors and be leashed unless it is in a securely fenced area.

  • Agree to ensure foster animal is current on needed veterinary care, i.e., vaccinations, deworming, etc.

  • Agree to check voicemail, text and/or emails from CHDR daily and respond within 24 hours.

  • Agree to schedule meet-and-greets with approved applicants

 Please read the FAQ prior to applying to foster. This will answer and clear up several common questions.

This application can be submitted for fostering both dogs, cats, pocket pets, AND farm animals!