TEARS Foster Application - Dogs and Puppies

Fostering Saves Lives

TEARS is looking for dedicated foster families to help give needy little souls a second chance. Fostering puppies usually lasts 2 - 6 weeks, and you’ll be giving a rescued puppy the best start at a new life during their stay with you. Hill’s Pet Nutrition feeds all our rescued pets - including our foster puppies - and TEARS covers all veterinary costs at the TEARS Vet Clinic.

In most circumstances, your foster pup will become available for adoption after spending two weeks in “quarantine” with you. After two weeks with you, your foster pup will be ready for adoption and TEARS will handle home checks and set up appointments with potential adopters who we think are a good match.

As rewarding as it is, fostering puppies take up a lot of time! They need lots of supervision, so we are looking for new fosters who have the time to dedicate to raising a puppy. Fosters need to be able to bring their furry stooges to the TEARS Vet Clinic for scheduled vet appointments (up to 2 - 3 a month) or emergencies and be available to attended adoption events to help find their puppy a home.

Fostering saves lives. To apply to join the life-saving TEARS Puppy Foster Network, please submit a form below.

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TEARS FOSTER APPLICATION (Dogs)

Thank you for opening your heart and home by offering to foster for TEARS Animal Rescue. If you are based in Cape Town, we'd love to hear from you and have you part of our lifesaving foster network! Please note that completion of this questionnaire does not guarantee fostering of a TEARS dog/puppy.

Name and surname*
TEARS Animal Rescue is based in Cape Town, South Africa. We are looking for foster homes in the Cape Town metropole.*
I live in Cape Town, South Africa
Your age*
Physical address*
Contact number*
Additional contact number
Email*
I am able to foster (check all that apply):*
- Select All
- Puppies
- Small breed adult dog
- Medium breed adult dog
- Large breed adult dog
- Senior dog
How long are you able to provide foster care?*
- Less than 1 month
- Less than 3 months
- Less than 6 months
- Until my foster finds a new forever family
Will you be willing to take your new family member to puppy school/dog training classes?*
- Yes
- No, I will train my own puppy/dog at home
- No, I would like a dog who needs minimal training
To what extent is your property secured?*
- Walled
- Fenced
- Not secured
Do you own or rent your home? If you rent, do you have permission to keep pets and are there any restrictions?*
- Home owner
- Rent, have landlord's permission
- Rent, need to ask for landlord's permission
Is your home a free standing house, apartment or complex?*
- Free standing house
- Apartment/flat
- Complex
- Small holding
- Other
Do you have a swimming pool or large pond?*
For how many hours will the dog be left alone at home on any given day?*
What is your dog experience?*
- First time dog owner
- Have had one or two dogs
- Have had many dogs

Pets currently living with you (click on the + button to add another pet):*

Age	Species and breed	Gender	How long have you had him/her?	Sterilised? Yes/No	How does this pet interact with new dogs/puppies?

Where will your dog spend most of the time during the day?*
Where will the dog spend most of the time at night?*
Foster Agreement*
- Foster parents are TEARS ambassadors and must always abide by the laws with regards to walking dogs on lead, picking up after their dog, not allowing their foster dog do harm to anyone person, animal or property.
- Make themselves available for socials and meetings when required.
- Ensure they are able to bring their foster dogs in to TEARS for required scheduled vaccinations or any veterinary care where necessary.
- Foster parents ideally should have their own transport.
- It is to be noted that we cannot guarantee how short or long a time that a foster dog will be needing to stay with their foster parents. It could be for as little as 1 week to as long as 3 months.
- TEARS must be notified should a foster parent be considering adopting their foster dog.
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