BECOME A FOSTER

As a foster-based rescue, Justice for Paws relies on our foster network to provide temporary care to our animals while they wait for their forever families. We provide vet care, supplies, support, and adoption assistance. Share your home with a pet in need and help save a life!

Apply to Foster

Foster Program Requirements

Be at least 18 years old

Live within a reasonable travel distance (~1 hour) of the DC metro area

Have reliable transportation for veterinary visits or emergencies

Offer a safe, indoor, temperature-controlled space and adequate food and water

Be willing to host in-person meet and greets for your foster

Stay in contact with your Foster Coordinator

WHY FOSTER?

Improve Adoption Chances

Pets in foster care are able to relax and be their true selves, unlike many animals in stressful shelter environments. As you learn more about the pet’s personality, you can give potential adopters a good sense of how they’d be in a home and help them get adopted faster.

Save a Pet’s Life

Fostering a pet can save their life and give them a second chance in life. It’s a temporary commitment with permanent rewards—plus, every time Justice for Paws gains a new foster, space is created for another deserving homeless pet looking for their forever family.

Have Fun!

Fostering pets is really fun! You’ll experience the joy and pleasure of having a new companion, including lots of snuggles and playtime. We will give you everything you need to foster, so all you need to do is give them lots of love and a safe, comfortable place to hang out.

Our Process

Step 1: Apply to foster.
Step 2: A member of the foster team will send you our onboarding training and quiz.
Step 3: Sign the foster agreement and share your preferences.

After you’ve successfully completed our onboarding quiz, you’ll receive a welcome email that includes all the resources you need to foster with Justice for Paws. You’ll also receive our foster agreement. All Justice for Paws fosters MUST have a signed agreement on file prior to receiving their foster animal.
Step 4: Wait for your foster placement or use our Foster-Forward approach!
Once your foster interview is complete and you are approved, there are a few options.
1. We will reach out with a foster placement once we have a dog or cat that fits your profile.
2. Check out our Trello Board here and email foster@justiceforpaws.org if you see an animal that is a best fit for you. These animals are in local shelters or with our rescue partners in Texas that we would like to bring to safety in the DMV.
3. Using our foster-forward approach, you find the animal you want to foster, and Justice for Paws will sponsor that animal!

Getting started is easy—just fill out our foster application below.

Apply to Foster

Get in Touch

info@justiceforpaws.org

P.O. Box 323 Lorton, VA 22199

Justice for Paws Animal Rescue, Inc. is a registered 501(c)3 charitable organization.
Our Federal Tax ID is 88-3360748.
© 2022 Justice for Paws Animal Rescue, Inc.

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