Friends of Somerset Regional Animal Shelter

Fostering

Foster care volunteers provide temporary care for kittens, puppies, dogs and cats. Some animals may only need a home for several days, while others may need several months of care. By offering your time, energy, and home to an animal in need, you prepare an animal for adoption into a permanent home as well as prevent overcrowding in our shelter. The Somerset Regional Animal Shelter is always looking for foster families to help improve the quality of life for our shelter pets.

Foster candidates are carefully matched with foster homes according to the candidate's special needs and the foster parent's abilities. Whether you work full time or you are often at home, there may be a foster placement appropriate for you.

You must be able to keep your foster animals isolated from your own companion animals. A separate room or enclosed area will work best. For example a spare bathroom or laundry room is an excellent place to foster a cat or kittens.

After we receive your application, a staff member will contact you.

Won't you consider this very important (and very rewarding) task?   

Foster Care Procedures

Foster Caregiver Application

Foster Caregiver Contract