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Say YES to fostering a Cat today!
You can help rescue animals find their forever home!
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Fostering a rescue animal means that you agree to take an animal into your home and care for them until they can find a loving forever home through The Bond Between. We are always in need of more fosters in the Twin Cities area. Most of our animals are saved directly from animal shelters where they are at risk of being euthanized, so they need foster homes to show them what it means to feel loved.
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Say YES to fostering a rescue cat... you can save a life!
Fostering a cat with The Bond Between is one of the best ways to help save a rescue animal. Each time a foster home says YES to fostering, it not only means that cat will be safe and cozy in a home, it also makes room for The BB team to rescue another dog from a high-kill shelter.
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Fostering a cat with The BB is completely free and an accessible experience for anyone. The BB provides all supplies, food, veterinary care, and foster support. Foster Volunteers receive adoption applications from potential adopters, connect and meet with potential adopters, and select a forever home for their foster cat!
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Have you fallen in love with a cat listed above (how could you not?!)? Click on their picture to learn more about them. When you are ready to foster, click the link in their bio to let us know you'd like to foster. Our team will then email you to answer any questions you may have and confirm the foster animal with you. Thank you for saving a life!
Frequently Asked Questions
What will be expected of me as a foster home?
The most important part of your job will be to help reintroduce your foster animal to a home environment by giving him/her some basic training, socialization and lots of love.​
Fosters are very involved in the adoption process! They work together with our adoption team to review adoption applications, host meet and greets, and find animals forever homes. As an open minded organization, we prioritize making adoption accessible to anyone that has a heart for an animal.
Please review our fostering FAQ below and reach out to volunteercoordinator@thebondbetween.org if you have questions before you start fostering!
What does the rescue provide for foster parents?
Cat fosters will receive litter, litter box, scratching posts, needed medications and any vet expenses to get them ready for their forever home. Before you pick up your foster, you will be asked what supplies you need to pick up when you pick up your foster.
How do I integrate the foster into my household?
A new foster animal should have slow introductions over the course of several days to all members of your household (human and animal). You can speak with your Foster Support Team about how to best introduce your first foster into your home.
What happens if I take a foster pet, but then can no longer foster?
Please email the Foster Support Specialists. We are here to help you! Whether you are dealing with the transition, have a new life circumstance, or just need a break... we have advice on how to get through the fostering process. If you truly can no longer foster, please let us know with a week's notice. We are foster based and will immediately get to work finding your foster animal a new home.
What kinds of behavior challenges might I expect?
We do our best to eliminate the possibility of taking in animals with known aggressive behavior. Still, some issues may arise. Possibilities include separation anxiety, new space anxiety (urinating or pooping outside litter box) , scratching furnitures, and animal-aggression. We have many ways of managing these problems until they are resolved and our experienced Foster Support Team are on hand to answer questions and provide advice. Our online resources on Pet training will give you some useful tips as you foster for the first time.
How do you say goodbye to your foster animals?
The hardest one to let go is the first one, but we promise it does get easier. There are countless amounts of animals in need, and those animals all deserve a great foster homes like yours, too. Our foster volunteers have all been through “letting go,” and we can help prepare you before, during and after. We hope our foster and forever families will send us updates! Request to join this facebook group to keep up with some of the animals in our program!
What if I'm planning on traveling in a month? Can I still foster?
Of course! Just let the Foster Support Team know your plans at least one week in advance (the more time the better!) and we will make arrangements for a temporary foster home for your foster animal.
Temporary fostering is also a great way to dip your toe into fostering. If you are interested in temp fostering, please email our foster support team.
I know fostering is free, but if I purchase something for my foster will I be reimbursed?
The Bond Between provides all necessary supplies, food, and veterinary care for our rescue animals. We do not reimburse for items foster volunteers purchase for foster animals. That being said, if you feel like you need supplies please let your foster support team know. They will work with you on providing the items that the animal needs.
For all medical needs/supplies/medications, you must contact the medical team. DO NOT take your foster animal to a vet without prior approval from the medical team.
If you do decide to purchase something for a foster animal, you can write that purchase off on your taxes! For a tax receipt, please fill out the Foster Supplies Tax Receipt Form which can be found here.
How long does on typically foster a dog or cat before it finds a forever home?
It is very hard to give an average time an animal is in foster care. Many puppies and kitties are adopted within a month​ or two, while some adult dogs have been in foster care for years! Most of the time, our animals are adopted relatively quickly, but we cannot make any guarantee as to how long they will be in your home. We ask that you commit to the animal you are fostering until a forever family is found.
Where do the dogs/cats come from?
Our animals are rescued from high-kill shelters all around the country and local to MN. We have volunteers who regularly visit these facilities and look for animals that need our help. We have developed great relationships with shelter workers who contact us when they have animals in danger of being euthanized. We also receive some of our animals from owner surrenders – owners who can no longer provide care for their animals, but who want to ensure the best possible new home is found for them.