Foster Program

FOSTER A DOG OR CAT

Foster care is the most humane, cost-effective solution for housing homeless pets. It is an important step on a pet’s journey to their forever home. 

Fostering is an important step on a pet’s journey to their forever home. A home environment is best for their health and wellbeing. Fostering cats and dogs allows them to thrive in a home environment and practice forming bonds with their caregivers. 

 For pets who have been waiting longer for adoption, foster caregivers can help reassure adopters that these pets are a good fit for a home and speak to the type of home or family that would be 

Options include field trips, sleepovers, team fostering and respite fostering. Dipping a toe into the water by starting out with short-term fostering may be just what you may need to get comfortable with longer-term fostering.

Prospects are all kinds of people; you can be younger or older, living alone or with others and you can foster an adult dog or even a senior animal. 

Please contact start2nj@yahoo.com if you are interested or have any questions about becoming involved in our foster program.

This information is from Maddie’s Fund “Foster Caregiver Market Research”. Maddie’s Fund is the fulfillment of a promise to an inspirational dog and the creation of a goal towards achieving a no-kill nation where all healthy and treatable shelter dogs and cats are guaranteed a loving home. #ThanksToMaddie