SCAT Street Cat Rescue Foster Home Agreement
Basic Foster Home Requirements:
1. Fosters must either own their home or have written landlord approval to have a foster cat(s) in their home if they rent.
2. Every person living in the home must be in agreement to have a foster cat(s) come into the home.
3. Foster homes must consent to an initial home check prior to being approved. Additionally, a SCAT representative may request a follow up home check as is deemed necessary.
4. Foster homes owned animal(s) must be up to date on vaccines, spayed/neutered (age appropriate), and tested for FIV/FeLV (for cats) and must provide vaccine and FIV/FeLV testing records for their owned animal(s) to SCAT. If your cat has not been tested for FIV/FeLV before, or if they have come into contact with untested cats since their last test, a donation can be made to SCAT in order to obtain a discounted rate for the test at one of our associated vet clinics.
5. Fosters must agree that their veterinarian has permission to disclose health concerns about their owned cat(s) to SCAT at any time if there is concern for their foster cat(s) should they arise at any time before, during, or after fostering.
6. Foster homes must have a room the cats can be quarantined in for a minimum of 14 days (for more information on quarantining procedures read the Foster Home Guidelines). If you don’t have a dedicated room, let us know and we can arrange transfer of a cat that has already cleared quarantine.
7. Fosters understand and agree that they do not own their foster cat and cannot make medical decisions on behalf of SCAT.
8. Fosters understand that in order to combat the over-population of cats, pregnant spays are performed and are in fact the norm for SCAT and nearly all shelters and rescues in North America. If at the time of the spay, the vet determines the cat is too far along, then a spay will not be performed.
9. Fosters must provide bios and photos within two weeks so they can be listed in the appropriate category on the SCAT website. This includes those cats who are not yet ready or cleared for adoption.
10. Foster homes must be willing to have potential adopters come to their home to meet with their foster cat, as well as have them stay at any affiliated adoption location and attend adoption/fundraising/community events.
11. Foster homes must have read the Foster Home Guidelines and understand the procedures involved with having a foster cat. Foster must agree to abide by all policies and requirements of SCAT.
12. Foster homes must understand that they are a vital part of helping our cats find their forever homes and we are forever grateful for them opening their hearts and homes to foster cats in need!