JOIN OUR FOSTER ROSTER!
There is nothing like the love and warmth of a foster family. Fostering a shelter pet is one of the most important ways you can help animals in need.
FOSTERING SAVES LIVES
Fostering is a truly rewarding experience. Providing our shelter pets somewhere to stay, even for just a short amount of time helps save lives.
Fostering enables pets to thrive in a home where they are less stressed. Fostering is also crucial for pets too young to be at the shelter due to their fragile immune system. In addition, pets need a quiet space to heal from an illness or surgery, or support to improve various behaviours.
We believe that all animals in our care deserve to have the best possible chance at finding a loving, permanent home. Foster carers are crucial to our organisation and allow us to help as many animals as possible.
OUR FOSTER CARE PROGRAM
Our foster carers have one of the most critical roles at the shelter – they allow us to keep our promise to thousands of animals yearly.
Once the foster animal has recovered from illness or injury, they are returned to AWLQ and join our animal rehoming program.
Sometimes the fostering experience is so unique that foster carers choose to adopt the animal they have been caring for. Many of our staff and volunteers are proud to have adopted their own foster animals, lovingly referred to as “foster fails.”
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Before you fill out our application form to register your interest in becoming a foster carer, there are a few things to consider.
ANIMALS AVAILABLE FOR FOSTER
Please click below to view all the foster animals currently needing your assistance and looking for a foster carer.
FOSTER CARE APPLICATIONS
If you have read ‘what you need to know about fostering’ and are ready to take the next step, let’s get you started.
FOSTERING SAVES THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS EVERY YEAR
Fostering offers the one-on-one attention and comfort that only a home environment can offer, precisely what some animals need to heal.
As a foster carer, you may assist animals with special medical or behavioural needs, mothers with nursing litters or underage animals who need special feeding and socialisation. Or even animals recovering from surgeries or may have an injury requiring specific care.
BE A FOSTER CARER AND HELP SAVE LIVES
Being a foster carer is a rewarding experience that requires time and commitment. There will be scheduled vet appointments that, as a carer, you must attend. Reliability and punctuality are essential for the welfare of your foster animal.
The length of foster assignments varies based on the needs of the animal. You will receive an approximate duration before you commit to an animal. Some of our youngest foster animals need around-the-clock care, including feedings every 2-3 hours. We will match you with a foster assignment that suits your schedule, availability and interests.
