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Foster Families Are the Lifeline for Vulnerable Animals...
Fosters are truly the front line in the fight to save animal lives. By opening your home to a foster pet, you become a vital part of their journey—offering not just temporary shelter, but compassion, stability, and a glimpse of what it means to be truly loved.
A foster home provides more than just food and care—it offers hope. For many of these animals, it's their first experience being treated as a cherished family member. Your kindness helps them heal, grow, and prepare for a forever home.
The number of lives we can save is directly tied to the number of people willing to say yes to fostering. Your role is powerful, your impact is lasting, and to each animal you foster—you are everything.
Never underestimate the difference you make. You are their bridge to a better life.
Fosters, like Cashew's, make the impossible possible by providing life-saving around the clock care and comfort for our fragile little friend. Fosters range from complicated medical cases to simple pre-adoption holds!
Why Foster?
The only way that we can save animals is with the help of foster homes. Being a foster family has rewards beyond the essential value of helping a pet in need find a new home. For some, it is a chance to have an animal companion without making a lifetime commitment, or to try new companions for an existing pet. Foster Care is critical to our rescue efforts, the more homes we have, the more animals we can save. Becoming a foster family is a very rewarding experience, and can be a lot of fun. There are often tears shed when a foster finally finds a home of their own, but knowing you have saved a life and opened up space to save another is truly rewarding.
How long can I expect to foster a pet?
Fosters typically keep animals an average of 4-8 weeks. Some pets need more time because of age, illness, injury, or behavior issues. Your time commitment will be discussed up-front before you agree to foster the pet. Our biggest need is short term, about two weeks, foster placements for young pets.
What are the responsibilities of a foster family?
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Provide a safe, clean, and caring environment for the animal.
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Provide food, water, exercise and socialization as appropriate.
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Monitor any medical and/or behavioral problems and provide any medications as directed.
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Assist with transport to/from adoption events.
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Participate in helping DLAR find a family for the animal.