Application to foster for In Our Hands Rescue

To apply to foster for In Our Hands Rescue, please complete the form below. This form is designed to provoke thought about whether or not you are prepared to offer the best possible experience to an animal in need. We expect several things of our fosters, including compassion, perseverence and reliability. Do you exemplify these qualities? Please give each question serious thought as it will help us to determine your elligibility. Sharing your home with an animal, even temporarily, is a responsibility to be treated with care and respect. Many of our animals will require extra loving care as they recover from illness or learn correct behavior. If you are up to the challenge and ready to reap the rewards of helping to save the life of an animal, apply today!

Your Contact Information

First Name

Last Name

Your Age

Street Address

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Cell Phone Number

Other Phone Number

Email Address

More About You

Why do you want to foster an animal?

Which type(s) of animal(s) would you be interested in fostering? Select all that apply.

Have you ever owned or fostered an animal before? Please describe: which type, how long, if you still own or how long you fostered the animal.

Do you own or rent your home?

own

rent

Are you allowed to have pets?

yes

no

Are there other people living in the home? If so, have they consented to having a new animal in the home?

Do you or anyone in the household have pet allergies?

yes

no

Do you have a yard?

yes

no

If so, is it fenced in?

yes

no

If yes, how high?

Do you have screens in your windows?

yes

no

Have you ever had to give up a pet? If so, please tell us why and where the pet went.

Are there children living at home? If so, please tell us how many and what ages.

Are there other pets living in the home? if so, please tell us what species, breed, sex and ages.

Are these pets spayed or neutered? If no, why not?

Where will you keep the animal when you are away?

Do you have an area to quarantine the pet from other animals if necessary?

Are you aware that we often have animals who are in need of medical attention who may require extra patience, medication, etc? Are you prepared to do what is necessary to care for the animal's needs under a veterinarian's supervision? Please note: All health care of fostered animals will be provided by IOHR. Please contact IOHR for an approved veterinarian.

yes

no

Do you feel capapble of handling and help to mitigate behavioral problems like "marking in the house," separation anxiety or fearfulness with or without a veterinarian or behaviorist's assistance?

yes

no

Can you describe any obedience training experience, or past personal experience with behavioral or medical issues?

Please provide us with your veterinarian's name and contact information for a reference.

Please provide IOHR with three personal references with telephone numbers. Only one of the three may be a family member.

Are you willing to make an attempt to work through unexpected hardships with your foster pet within reason, ie, housetraining, separation anxiety, moderate unruliness, fear, acclimation to other pets, etc?

yes

no

exceptions

Do you agree to contact IOHR and only IOHR in the event that an animal must be removed from your home?

yes

no

I agree and understand that should I choose to adopt this animal, I am responsible for the adoption fee in full, as outlined on the adoption application, unless otherwise stated and agreed to by an IOHR official.

yes

no

Foster Contract and Affirmation

I, (name)

am applying to foster the following animal:

(Name of pet)

(Species)

(Breed)

(age)

In the case of fostering, the person(s) agreeing to foster an animal (the foster family) will follow all relevant procedures and guidelines regarding the animal as stated in the IOHR Foster Contract. If the animal cannot be kept by the foster family, the foster family shall notify an IOHR Rescue Coordinator immediately. The animal shall not be sold, abandoned, relinquished to a pound or shelter or to a Rescue group other than IOHR, transferred, or given to any individual, or to any retail or wholesale establishment. We appreciate your desire to help In Our Hands Rescue by fostering one of our adoptable pets, but in order to ensure the safety of your foster we ask that you review and sign the following terms and conditions.

1. If for any reason you have to return your foster you must return him/her to a IOHR representative. but if it is past 6PM on a weekday or 4PM on a weekend you must keep your foster until the next day when a representative is available.We can not always guarentee transport!
We also ask for a 2 week window for long term fosters unless in the case of an emergency or prior agreed upon ending date.

2. IOHR must approve all adoptions; you are not to give your foster to anyone without the approval of a IOHR representative.

3. Fosters are to be kept ON LEASH AT ALL TIMES!! There are no exceptions.

4. If you must take your foster to the vet we ask that you take them to the IOHR vet (unless it is an emergency).

5. In signing this foster agreement with IOHR, I declare that I am aware that: animals are different from human beings in their responses to human actions; the actions of animals are often unpredictable; children and animals must be closely supervised when interacting; an animal’s behavior may change after it leaves the shelter and accustoms itself to its new environment.

6. I am aware that the educated opinions of the shelter staff do not constitute a claim or guarantee as to the temperament, health or mental disposition of any animal available for foster or adoption.

7. I herby accept possession, legal guardianship and responsibility for the animal I am fostering and discharge IOHR forever from liability for any injury or damage to any person or property caused in the future by said animal, and from any causes of action, claims, suits, or demands whatsoever that may arise as a result of such injury or damages.

8. All of the information I have provided is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.

9. Should a pet be placed with me it will reside in my home as a pet. I agree to provide the dog with adequate food, water, shelter, affection and assisting in adoption.IOHR can reimburse for approved expenses (with reciept).

10. IOHR holds the right to terminate any foster relationship for any reason at any time granting IOHR immediate ownership and return of any and all foster animals.

Agree

Disagree

I am at least 18 years of age.

yes

no

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