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Foster Carer Application Form

A foster carer template — home, availability and the pets you can help captured, so a rescue can place animals with the right foster homes.

Description

Foster carers are the backbone of rescue — a safe, loving home while an animal waits, recovers or grows up. This application finds and matches them: it asks about the home, the kinds of animals someone can foster, and their availability, so the rescue can place each animal where it’ll do best. It covers what a foster placement depends on: the home and whether it suits dogs, cats, kittens, puppies or animals needing medical or behavioural care, time at home and other pets, and experience. Fostering a litter of kittens is a world away from a nervous rehab dog, and this captures what each carer can take on. Put it behind your “become a foster carer” link. Free, brandable, and it builds the network of homes that lets a rescue say yes to more animals in need.

Form fields

Everything the Foster Carer Application Form above collects — 11 fields, so you can see exactly what it captures before you make it your own.

Become a Foster Carer

  • Which animals could you foster?

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    Multi-Select
  • Your home

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    Dropdown
  • Time at home

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    Dropdown
  • Who's in your household, including any pets?

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    Long Answer
  • Do you have experience caring for animals?

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    Yes/No
  • What draws you to fostering?

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    Long Answer
  • Your name

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    Name
  • Contact number

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    Telephone
  • Email address

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    Email
  • Home address

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    Address
  • Application & home check

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    Consent
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Template FAQs

Common questions about the Foster Carer Application Form — what it captures, when to use it, and how to make it your own.

What does a foster carer do?

Provides a temporary home for a rescue animal — while it waits for adoption, recovers from illness or surgery, grows up (like a litter of kittens), or decompresses from a tough start. The rescue usually covers costs; you provide the care and love.

What does the foster application ask?

About your home, the kinds of animals you could foster, your availability and time at home, other pets, and your experience — so the rescue can match animals to the right foster homes.

Do I need experience to foster?

Not always — rescues match placements to carers, so a beginner might foster an easy-going adult pet while experienced carers take on medical or behavioural cases. The application helps find the right level for you.

Who pays for the foster animal's costs?

Usually the rescue covers food, veterinary care and supplies — you provide the home and care. The specifics vary by rescue, which they’ll explain when they get in touch.

What if I have my own pets?

Many foster homes do — the application asks so the rescue can match an animal that’ll fit safely with your pets, and advise on introductions.

Is the application form free?

Yes — free with a Fun Forms account, fully customisable, and ready to embed or share as a link.