Our vision for volunteering
Volunteering is and always will be at the heart of Cats Protection. It is joyful and inclusive. As a charity, working in partnership, together we transform the lives of cats, people and communities.
The difference you will make to cats and people:
From elderly moggies to energic kittens, every day across the UK cats and kittens are in need of a temporary place to stay, and lots of love and TLC! We need more fosterers like you to provide a safe, temporary haven for cats and kittens and provide them with everything they need before they get their chance to land on their four paws and make a house a home.
You can expect us to do:
Make you feel welcome, included and respected in line with our values and behaviours
Support you in having a positive and impactful experience at Cats Protection
Ensure you have all you need in place to foster the cat(s) in your care, for example equipment and food
Cover all your foster cats’ expenses and agreed out-of-pocket expenses in line with our Expenses Policy
Provide you with access to learning, development and engagement opportunities
What we need from you:
A stable, safe and compassionate environment in your home or in a purpose-built pen in your garden provided by us.
If your property is rented, then written permission is required from your landlord.
Enrich the cats’ experience in care including play, exercise and appropriate handling/interaction
Feeding, emptying and cleaning litter trays, changing and washing bedding, cleaning the cat room/pen to specified requirements.
If you have pets of your own, these need to be kept separate from foster cats at all times and must be fully vaccinated, flea treated etc
A willingness to complete some training in order to provide high standards of cat welfare.
The role includes completing documentation and inputting of information onto our computer system.
Attending regular branch meetings.
Transporting cats in care to veterinary appointments and where required the administrating of medication. Therefore either own transport or at least access to a vehicle is a requirement. Public transport is not an option when transporting cats in care.
Introduce cats to prospective adopters so they can find their forever home
Time expectation
Our volunteer fosterers usually spend around one and a half hours per day (around 10 to 13 hours per week) in this role, but this might vary depending on the number of cats or kittens in care.
For more details email: [email protected]. You can also find out more about being a fosterer on our website