I have been pondering whether I would be up for fostering cats for rescue. I am at the stage where I am questioning whether my motivations are pure, and I would first of course need to come clear on that and convince everyone in the household that this would be a worthwhile pursuit.
However, I wanted to hear from the veterans how did you choose which rescue/shelter/organization to foster for? I mean what kind of things were important to you in how the organization worked if the choice was not simply dictated by things like proximity or connections.
There are quite a few rescues around where I live (I would be willing to consider something a little further than around the corner). I would also be interested in Siamese Rescue because I have some experience with the breed and have some extra time to work with ‘a meezer personality’ - but they do not seem to have anything going on even in my state, so that is a bit scary (I have not investigated this option but that’s how it looks).
Should I put a lot of emphasis on how much training/support rescues offer (what kind should that be?), what are their fostering policies, how much experience they have with fosters? Is it important to choose eg no-kill shelter (what if I get a cat that does not get adopted, will I end up adopting because otherwise it’s a death sentence??) Or is the most important thing for you to just see with whom you gel and/or who let’s you do your own thing etc? What were the musts for you or were there any?
Thanks for any input.
However, I wanted to hear from the veterans how did you choose which rescue/shelter/organization to foster for? I mean what kind of things were important to you in how the organization worked if the choice was not simply dictated by things like proximity or connections.
There are quite a few rescues around where I live (I would be willing to consider something a little further than around the corner). I would also be interested in Siamese Rescue because I have some experience with the breed and have some extra time to work with ‘a meezer personality’ - but they do not seem to have anything going on even in my state, so that is a bit scary (I have not investigated this option but that’s how it looks).
Should I put a lot of emphasis on how much training/support rescues offer (what kind should that be?), what are their fostering policies, how much experience they have with fosters? Is it important to choose eg no-kill shelter (what if I get a cat that does not get adopted, will I end up adopting because otherwise it’s a death sentence??) Or is the most important thing for you to just see with whom you gel and/or who let’s you do your own thing etc? What were the musts for you or were there any?
Thanks for any input.