Foster
United Animal Friends® rescues homeless animals from overcrowded and underserved shelters where they are at risk of euthanasia due to a lack of space or resources. When space is available, we also take in owned pets whose owners have died or are moving into assisted living. Fosters are especially important in these cases where a pet has lived their entire life as a cherished family member and are suddenly displaced. The more foster homes we have, the more animals we can help.
If you love pets, fostering is one of the most rewarding things you do. It not only changes the world for the animal – it changes the world for you too, as you get the rewards of seeing the pet blossom and then be adopted into a loving forever home.
United Animal Friends® covers all necessary veterinary expenses and supplies, and you supply the love. There is no feeling that compares with knowing that you helped save a life and created a happy ending for a wonderful pet.
How to get started? Fill out our volunteer application and our foster coordinator will contact you.
- Online Volunteer Application & Agreement
Apply to volunteer with United Animal Friends®
Fostering is one of the most important and rewarding volunteering opportunities in our organization. Fosters take a cat or dog into their home and teach them how to live as part of a loving family, while getting to know the pet’s needs and preferences so we can find their perfect match in an adopter.
UAF pays for medical expenses and can provide food, bedding, toys, crate, litter pan, and leash, if needed. If it’s possible for you to transport your foster animal to and from appointments and adoption events, that is always best. After all, you’ll know your foster animal better than anyone. However, if you can’t do that, UAF has a team of volunteers who can transport and help at adoption events.
We fully respect the bond that naturally forms between the foster parent and the animal, and we rely on the foster parent’s opinion when it comes to placing an animal in an adoptive home. Our volunteers tell us that taking a dog or cat into their home, getting to know them, and helping them find the perfect forever home is one of the most rewarding feelings there is. A foster parent may shed a tear when saying goodbye to an animal they have fostered, but they walk away knowing that they have saved a life and found the right family for the pet.
Foster Forms
- Online Volunteer Application & Agreement
Apply to volunteer with United Animal Friends