Foster Carer Application Form

Foster Carer Application Form

Give a loving home to a cat or kitten in need while they wait for their forever family
Your Details
We appreciate your interest in fostering with Pawprint Foundation.

Fostering saves lives and is also highly rewarding.

We want to ensure we place a cat or kitten that is suitable for you, so please read everything carefully and complete all the information.

Please allow us at least 5 business days to process your application and respond to you.

When we contact you, we'll be able to answer any questions you may still have about fostering with us.
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY

Pawprint Foundation rescues animals only when a foster carer is available. If you agree to foster an animal - especially an animal that is being transported from a pound, is being surrendered or is being delivered to a meetup point with you - please take very seriously that our ability and commitment to that animal's rescue has been made possible on the basis of your availability and your commitment to that animal.

Changing your mind when the animal is in transit or shortly after its arrival is not just hugely stressful for the animal, but for our entire team. Making a rescued animal 'homeless' in this way is devastating for all involved.

Before you agree to take a foster cat or kitten into your home, please think seriously about the implications of withdrawing your agreement and only accept a foster proposal with the full intention of honouring your agreement.

Carers that can take at least 2 cats or kittens are highly desired.

Regular and quarantine foster periods are for a minimum of 2 weeks. However, foster carers that can care for a cat or kitten until it finds its forever home are preferred.

We can never predict how long it will take to rehome a particular cat or kitten. But we do know that every time we move a cat or kitten, the move causes it stress.
CONTACT DETAILS
First Name*
Surname*
Street Address*
Suburb *
Postcode*
Which best describes your location?*
Contact Phone*
Email*
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Your Age*
Upload a copy (photo or scan) of BOTH sides of your driver's licence

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Your Occupation and Interests
This question is optional but helps us get to know you better
Where did you hear about us?

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I am interested in:*

Regular Fostering (various ages):Quarantine Fostering (various ages) - a) you have no cats or kittens OR b) you can completely separate your fosters from your cats or kittens AND c) you are able to administer oral medications or apply creams, lotions or washes if requiredPregnant Mother/Unweaned Kitten Fostering - you must have prior relevant experience, be able to supply appropriate. quality food and be able to commit to an extended period of time (to give the mumma cat time to birth and wean (6+ wks) her kittens)
Outline any relevant experience caring for cats or kittens

Your Property
Do you rent or own?*
If you rent, do you have permission to have cats or kittens?
It's important you do, as having to relocate cats or kittens at short notice is highly stressful for all concerned.
Upload a copy of your lease showing your address and that permission (block out confidential information) OR written authority from your property manager or landlord

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Upload a utility bill showing your name and address

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Fostering
Will you ensure your foster cat or kitten is kept indoors or secured in an appropriate animal enclosure?*

YesNoOther
How many cats or kittens can you foster, and what ages?*
NB: We desperately need more carers for teens (6-12 mths) and adults (12+ mths)

General Questions
Pawprint Foundation tries to keep its adoption fees affordable, so we can save as many cats and kittens as possible from deathrow and help them find loving, forever homes.

Pawprint Foundation covers the cost of all vet work - desexing, microchipping and vaccinating.

We also provide worming and flea treatment, but we appreciate carers who are able to provide this themselves as those savings help us save more cats and kittens from deathrow.

We ask that our carers:
- provide good quality food for their foster cats and kittens,
- provide kitty litter and litter trays for their fosters, and
- where possible, transport their fosters to our rescue vets when vetwork (including emergency treatment) is needed - our current vets are at East Brisbane and St Lucia but this can change.
Are you able to supply good quality food? (Smittens and Silvester are NOT acceptable)*

YesNo
Are you able to transport your fosters to the vet on scheduled weekdays? *

YesNoOther
Are you happy to arrange and have meet & greets in your home with prospective adopters? (Queensland's social distancing laws must always be complied with)*

YesNo
Do you have any holidays or other periods coming up when you can't foster? Please provide details.
How soon would you be ready to foster? Please write the date or the number of days notice required.*

Terms and Conditions

You must agree to the following terms and conditions. Please read them carefully.
My services as a cat or kitten foster carer will be provided in a voluntary capacity and without any express or implied promise of the payment of salary, compensation, or any other payment.

My services will be provided without any employment-type benefits - including employment insurance, worker’s compensation, superannuation and recreation or sick leave.

Pawprint Foundation may terminate my services as a foster carer at any time at its absolute discretion.

Any foster cat or kitten placed with me is, and will always be, the property of Pawprint Foundation unless formally adopted by me.

If requested, I will return a foster cat or kitten to Pawprint Foundation within a reasonable time.

I acknowledge that Pawprint Foundation expects high standards of moral and ethical behaviour from me as a foster carer, particuarly in the treatment of the cats and kittens under my care, and I will adhere to these standards in my capacity as a foster carer.

I will not speak for or on behalf of Pawprint Foundation, unless expressly authorised to do so.

I will not enter into any agreements on behalf of Pawprint Foundation, unless expressly authorised to do so.

I authorise Pawprint Foundation to use any photographs of me in its possession for public relations purposes.

I acknowledge that the handling of cats and kittens, and other related volunteer activities, may place me in a hazardous situation and could result in injury or illness to me, or damage to my personal property.

On behalf of myself and my heirs, personal representatives and assigns, I release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless Pawprint Foundation and its directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all claims, causes of action and demands of any nature, whether known or unknown, arising out of or in connection with my activities as a foster carer for Pawprint Foundation.

Declaration

By entering my name below and submitting this form:

1. I confirm I have read and understood the terms and conditions set out in this application form.

2. I accept a position as a volunteer foster carer for Pawprint Foundation on the terms and conditions set out in this application form.

3. I agree to abide by the terms and conditions set out in this application form while I foster cats and kittens for Pawprint Foundation.

4. I acknowledge that any breach by me of the terms and conditions set out in this application form may result in my being terminated as a foster carer by Pawprint Foundation.
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Foster Carer Application Form

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