Foster an animal

Give a cat or rabbit somewhere quiet to recover while they wait for a home.

What fostering involves

Not every animal does well at the sanctuary. Some need intensive care for a health or behavioural problem, some come in during an emergency intake, and some are litters who’d otherwise spend months here before they’re ready to rehome. Those are the ones we look for foster homes for.

You’d have the animal in your home for as long as they need it, which might be a couple of weeks or a couple of months. We’ll tell you what to expect before you agree to anything, and you’re never obliged to say yes to a particular animal.

What we provide

Everything the animal needs, so fostering costs you nothing but your time.

  • For cats: Carrier, bedding, litter tray, scoop, litter, bowls, food, toys and a scratch post
  • For rabbits: Carrier, indoor cage, litter tray, hay, bowls and food.
  • Full veterinary care is covered throughout. If you’d rather use your own equipment for a cat you’re welcome to, as long as it’s safe for the animals already in your home. Rabbit equipment shouldn’t be shared between your own rabbits and ours.

What we need from you

Before you apply, please check you meet our Fostering Criteria

  • You live within 20 miles or 20 minutes’ drive of the sanctuary, or of our vets in Altrincham or Chorlton
  • You have your own transport. We don’t allow animals to travel on public transport
  • You can collect the animal at the start of a placement and return them at the end
  • You can get to routine and emergency vet appointments
  • For rabbits only: you can give them at least 4 hours of exercise outside their cage every day

How it works

Fill in the form below and we’ll be in touch to talk it through in more detail. If it looks like a good fit, someone from our animal care team will arrange a home visit, partly to answer your questions and partly to see your setup.

After that you’d go on our approved list. When an animal needs a placement, our animal care staff match them against the facilities and experience of the fosterers available, and we’ll ring to ask whether you can take them at that time..

Apply to foster an animal

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Getting to us

Which animals

Your home

Availability