For foster families
Temporarily host a cat or dog for a rescue. A clear volunteer commitment, and smoother follow-up when the association uses Pawer.
Hosting an animal is already a lot. Administrative fog should not be part of the deal.
You give the animal a calm home. Pawer helps the rescue (and you) stay aligned without multiplying channels.
A bridge to adoption
You host, socialize and share what the rescue needs to find the right family.
Flexible commitment
Variable length, breaks between placements, based on your life and the rescue.
Foster space when the rescue uses Pawer
Animal records, availability, appointments: fewer back-and-forths.
Simple application
Apply to a specific association or the global foster pool, for free.
Same info as the rescue
Fewer “do you have the latest version?” moments: follow-up lives in one place.
Not a hidden adoption
The animal stays under the rescue’s responsibility until its forever home.
Feed, keep a safe environment, observe behavior, share useful updates. Depending on the rescue, you may help with vet visits or host adopter meetups.
A foster family temporarily hosts an animal placed by a rescue or shelter. Unlike adoption, the animal is not yours: you provide a home, care and affection until a forever family is found. It is volunteer work that frees shelter space and helps the rescue understand the animal for a better adoption match.
Day to day, you feed the animal, care for its wellbeing and observe behavior. You also help with socialization and share useful updates with the rescue: health, reactions, preferences. Depending on the organization, you may help with vet visits or host adopter meetups. Your on-the-ground feedback is invaluable.
Fostering helps save lives without the long-term commitment of adoption. You offer a calmer environment than a shelter, help the rescue get to know the animal, and prepare it for adoption. The commitment stays flexible: variable length, with breaks possible between placements.
A clear path from first contact to hosting.
Choose where to apply
A partner rescue or the global pool, based on your preferences and area.
Describe your home
Housing, availability, experience and animal preferences.
Foster agreement
The rescue formalizes responsibilities before placement.
Host and follow up
Care, updates, appointments: staying in sync stays simple with Pawer.
Fostering is not adoption. It is also not the “foster management” page, which is for associations organizing their network.
Rescues mainly check housing, availability and sometimes experience. Anyone can apply; the association decides.
No, it is volunteer work. Rescues usually cover veterinary costs and food.
It varies by animal and rescue: from a few weeks to several months, until adoption.
You share preferences; the rescue proposes animals that match your profile.
Apply as a foster family. Partner rescues will reach out based on needs.
