Animal fostering is a deeply rewarding experience that allows you to provide a temporary haven for animals in transition. Whether you’re fostering kittens, puppies, senior dogs, or other furry friends, each placement offers a unique opportunity to make a positive impact. The joy of fostering lies in the transformation you witness, from providing love and care to animals in need to helping them find their forever homes.

Benefits of Animal Fostering

Saving Lives: Animal shelters often face overcrowding, especially during certain seasons. By fostering, you directly contribute to saving lives by providing a safe space for animals

Behavioral Rehabilitation: Fostering allows you to work closely with animals that may have experienced trauma or neglect. Your love and care can help rehabilitate them, making them more adoptable and improving their chances of finding a permanent home.

Test Run for Adoption: Fostering provides a unique opportunity for potential adopters to experience life with a pet without a long-term commitment. This trial period helps both the fosterer and the animal find the perfect match.

Key Fostering information

Animal Welfare: As we take animal welfare very seriously, we have a dedicated Animal Welfare Manager who in her full-time job is a Vet Nurse. She supports all fosterers with any medical advice or queries that you might have. She will be available to contact in our dedicated Foster Group Chat on Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.

Food, Supplies, Litter, etc: All the food, litter, and supplies for every animal are provided by Saving Strays Animal Rescue. We have a central drop-off and collection point for you to pick up anything you may need to care for your animal(s). If you can’t get to the collection point to pick up supplies, let us know and we will have one of our transport team deliver some for you, or get it sent to you directly. If you would like to support the rescue further by purchasing your food/supplies this is truly appreciated.

Vet Appointments: Fosterers are responsible for taking their foster animal(s) to vet appointments and these appointments will be given out by the Foster Manager. In instances where fosterers can’t get to a vet appointment, we have a Transport Team on hand to support with vet visits.

For more information about the fostering process or to start the process of becoming a fosterer please fill in the form on our fostering process page. If this blog has inspired you to help Saving Strays Animal Rescue but you are unable to foster please visit Ways to Help to see how you could assist us.

Becoming an animal fosterer for the New Year is a resolution that not only brings joy to your life but also positively impacts the lives of animals in need. As you open your heart and home to furry companions, you become a crucial part of their journey towards a brighter future. Embrace the challenges, celebrate the victories, and savor the moments of connection as you embark on this fulfilling adventure. In 2024, let your resolution make a lasting difference – be the bridge that leads animals from uncertainty to the warmth of a loving home.

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As a charity ran by volunteers, we are always looking for and rely on fosterers to help us rehome and rehabilitate the animals in our care. We are incredibly grateful to all our wonderful fosterers who have support us and provide shelter and love to the animals that are surrendered to us. 

The act of fostering not only provides a safe and loving temporary home for an animal in need, but it also helps to save the lives of many more animals. The dedicated team of volunteers at Saving Strays Animal Rescue work tirelessly to rescue and rehabilitate stray animals and find them forever homes. 

Pictured Above: Some of the animals fostered through Saving Strays Animal Rescue

Why is fostering important?

Fostering an animal can make a world of difference in an animal’s life. This is especially true for puppies and kittens who are often too young to be adopted, and for adult dogs and cats who may have medical or behavioural needs that require extra care and attention. By opening your home to an animal in need, you’re giving them a chance at a happy, healthy life.

Fostering an animal with us can allow us to learn more about the animal’s personality and needs, which can help in finding the perfect forever home for them. In a foster home, the animal can receive one-on-one attention, love, and socialisation, which helps them to find their fur-ever home. This is an incredible opportunity for the animals in our care to be exposed to other pets in the fosterers home, which allows us at Saving Strays Animal Rescue to support the animal in their rehabilitation. 

When you become a fosterer, you get to experience the joy of making a positive impact in the world. Fostering can also be a great way to teach children about the responsibilities that come with pet ownership and can provide you with the opportunity to enjoy the company of a furry friend without the long-term commitment. Fostering is a great way for you to determine if you are ready to adopt a pet. 

By fostering with Saving Strays Animal Rescue, you will see first-hand the positive impact that sharing your home can do for animal in need. Foster for us today by contacting: info@savingstraysanimalrescue.co.uk

Find out more about our fostering process here.

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By adopting an animal from Saving Strays Animal Rescue, you provide a loving and secure home to an animal that is in desperate need of shelter and a family. You offer them a fresh start and the opportunity to experience love and care. Adopting helps combat the issue of pet overpopulation and reduces the strain on overcrowded facilities such as SSAR. By choosing adoption, you actively contribute to breaking this cycle of overpopulation and make a positive impact on animal welfare. Adopting animals from shelters is a responsible and ethical choice as it promotes responsible pet ownership and supports the invaluable work of animal rescue organisations. By choosing adoption, you become an advocate for animal welfare and inspire others to follow suit, creating a more compassionate and caring society.

We need your help

Saving Strays Animal Rescue is currently facing an urgent need for people to adopt the animals in their care. The rescue is reaching full capacity and new animals are constantly in need of help, leaving limited space for the fluffy companions. By adopting from SSAR, you can directly save a life and create room for another animal in need. The dedicated staff, volunteers, and fosterers are doing everything they can to provide love and care, but they need your help. Every adoption makes a huge difference, giving these animals a chance at a better life filled with love and happiness. Please adopt from the rescue and be a hero to an animal in desperate need of a loving home.

Who you will be saving

We have many pets in urgent need of your care, for example, the dynamic duo Pinto and Maestro. These beautiful boys are good pals who love playing and chasing each other before cuddling up to sleep. They are gentle and good-natured and talk to each other making the most charming purring noises. They have not been adopted yet and are in desperate need of a loving, caring family, brothers such as Pinto and Maestro are prime examples of why adoption is such a necessary and beneficial cause.

Left to Right: Pinto and Maestro

How to adopt 

1. Online form 

To start your process of adopting your new family member a short form must first be filled out, this includes general details such as your name and address. Please use the following links to find the right form for you.

Cat adoption form: https://bit.ly/3MRtVJq

Dog adoption form: https://bit.ly/45oUGw4

Rabbit adoption form: https://bit.ly/3Mu4Q62

2. House check

At Saving Strays Animal Rescue, the welfare of animals is of the utmost importance, this means that when an animal is adopted, we make certain that they are given a loving, caring home. House checks are required to make sure the environment is safe for the animals. For example, it is important that the cats that are taken in do not live near a main road for the safety of the animal. 

Due to these safety concerns, there are some restrictions on who can adopt based on age and location but many of these can be determined on a case-by-case basis, for more information on restrictions please visit the adoption process.

3. Adoption fees 

A fee is required for adoption, however, compared to other organisations such as puppy farms, it still works out cheaper as the fee includes: 

• 1st and 2nd vaccinations
• Microchipping to the new owner
• Neutering
• Flea treatment for 1 month and worm treatment for 3 months
•  Free pet insurance for 5 weeks

These features are necessary for the health of your animal and can save you more money in the long run. For more information on fees please refer to the adoption application forms linked previously. 

A big thank you from Saving Strays Animal Rescue!

By adopting, you are benefiting numerous animals such as Pinto and Maestro who desperately need your help. From all of us at Saving Strays Animal Rescue, thank you to our heroes who rescue our pets in need. And to those who are considering adoption, please don’t hesitate to contact us to ask our wonderful volunteers any questions; for more information visit our adoption process, and to start your journey of finding your new family member visit pets for adoption. Don’t forget to share this blog with your friends and loved ones so that we can find our animals in need their forever homes.

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“We both love cats and always intended to adopt our own one day after each growing up with cats as pets. We had only recently moved in together, when we saw the Facebook appeal for fosterer’s and knew we wanted to help. After applying via the website, which was very easy, we were contacted by a volunteer who home checked us and asked us about our experience looking after cats. Very soon after that, we received our very first foster cat – Josie! She was dropped off at our home along with food, litter, a litter tray, food bowls, a cat bed – essentially everything we needed.

Josie was shy at first, hiding away for a couple of days, but before long her “sassy” personality starting showing and she quickly made our house her own. We both knew that we weren’t going to be able to let her leave so we officially adopted her. She makes us laugh with her demanding attitude but rewards us with cuddles and headbutts.

After we adopted Josie, we wanted to continue fostering as we were really enjoying it. Next we were given Mac. Mac was found living as a stray in a dump and was a very timid boy. He spent nearly two weeks hiding behind our TV only coming out to eat and use his litter tray during the night. Our patience was rewarded, when suddenly one day Mac came to us for cuddles. After that, he couldn’t get enough attention, constantly wanting strokes and to sit on our laps. The difference in him was amazing and truly rewarding to experience.

After Mac was adopted into a lovely home, (where he is now living his best life as shown in the picture!) we received our next foster – Liberty. Liberty was surrendered rather than found straying and was the most confident of the cats we’d fostered so far. She was also the youngest and the most playful (or should we say mischievous!) but also enjoyed her strokes and attention. We didn’t have Liberty long before she was also adopted into a fantastic home where we’ve been told she enjoys hunting and being playful.

Cloud is our latest foster cat. She was also surrendered and is such a lovely, gentle confident girl. She has been a very easy cat to look after and we enjoy having her around. She is sat next to us right now as we type this, and she just loves being near us and enjoying our attention. Hopefully she will also find her perfect home very soon.

During our time fostering for Saving Strays Animal Rescue, we have had the privilege of looking after a mixture of all types of cat personalities and it has been amazing seeing the cats progress from shy and timid into loving and playful pets who are continuing to thrive in their new homes. Saving Strays Animal Rescue have provided great support throughout and it has been extremely fulfilling to help out such a wonderful charity. If you’re thinking about fostering, we definitely recommend you give it a go!”

You can find out more information about becoming a fosterer here.

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We spoke to Sue about her experience of working with us:

“I’ve fostered three black and white cats, and one tabby cat so far and they have all been very different. It’s incredible to see them come out of their shells and grow in confidence while living with me. All the cats have individual personalities, and it’s great for me to have company when living on my own.”

“I love seeing the cats grow into contented, happy cats ready to go to their ‘furever’ homes.”

“Saving Strays are always there for me to answer any questions I may need. For example, I can struggle to get to vet appointments due to working full-time but the team are always there to help out. I love fostering cats, and would highly recommend using Saving Strays.”

If you’re interested in joining Sue as a fosterer, please contact us here.

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A foster home offers a pet a safe place, away from the kennels or bad past experiences. It’s a chance to chill and relax in a comforting environment. We want you to join our fostering network, and here is all the reasons why:

1. Our fosterers are part of our network and we are on hand for any questions.
   
   We understand that fostering a pet can come with all types of questions, so we’ve set up a relationship with all our fosterers. Our team is on hand to answer any and all questions you may have.
2. Experienced guidance and advice will be given to all our fosterers
   
   Before any pet comes into your care we will give you experience guidance and advice which you should adhere to at all times. This ensures you know all you need to about your specific pet.
3. You receive all the perks of a pet owner, without the long-term commitment
   
   We know that many people would love to have a pet in their home that they can love and cherish, but sometimes circumstances mean this isn’t possible. Fostering a pet via Saving Strays means you can still experience the love of a pet, without having to commitment to anything permanently.
   
   We’re always on the lookout for new fosterers, so please get in touch with us via this form if you are interested in joining our network.

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