Thank you for your application to Foster

Following receipt and review of your application, a member of the CDCH team will be in touch by phone or email within 14 working days.

Further information about our fostering process can be seen below, however, if you have any questions in the meantime, please refer to our ‘Foster A Pet’ webpage, which includes lots of frequently asked questions.

How does the fostering process work?

We have laid out our fostering process step by step below so you know just what to expect: ​

1. You fill in an application to Foster (1st step achieved!)

2. Phone call – If we consider your application potentially suitable to foster we will get in touch by phone to find out more.

3. Home check – this is required if we take your application forward and is to ensure that the environment is considered a suitable, safe and secure space for the animal. For example, things we look for are whether you’ve got a secure garden or if there are any potential hazards, etc. Home checks can be carried out by video call, however, there are occasions we will arrange a visit in person.

4. Visit to the Centre – This is required if we take your application forward to ensure that the environment is considered suitable, safe and secure for the animal.  Home checks can be carried out by video call, however, there are occasions we will arrange a visit in person.

5. Set up and ready to go:

Once the above stages are complete, you are all set up as a fosterer! This means that if an animal in need of a foster home is deemed a good match to you, we would get in touch to tell you all about them.

6. Next steps depend on the species you are fostering:

For all dogs, once we have found a match, we always ask that everyone living in the home comes to meet them – this way we can make sure that everyone is comfortable (including any existing dogs) before we arrange next steps. During this time, we will focus on temperament, behaviours, and any handling or training needs. With cats and small furies, we ask fosters to remain open minded and don’t always consider a viewing necessary.

…Because rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever.