Southern Counties Rescue ~ Volunteer-Foster Questionnaire

Thank you for volunteering. You are very much appreciated since we can only continue to rescue if we get foster volunteers because we have no physical shelter. Likewise volunteers that want to help in other areas such as fund-raising, transporting to vets, newsletter...are equally important.

Thank you also for taking the time to complete the application. I would appreciate it if you answer every question. Please give as much detail as possible, providing phone numbers and appropriate contact persons where requested.

You must be 18 years of age or older to foster or foster jointly with a parent. If you live at home you must have your parents permission to foster. You must be 16 years or older to volunteer in other areas, if under 18 need parents permission.
It is the job of the foster to help us get the kitties ready for adoption and also to shower them with love and attention while keeping them safely indoors. We rescue from the streets and shelters so often our rescues are sick or under fed or shy. These are not major illnesses but all fosters must start out in an isolated room away form other pets. This is to protect your own pets while giving the new kitty a chance to adjust to the new surroundings.

All cats are spayed/neutered, microchipped, current on vaccinations, tested for FELV/FIV, dewormed and flea free before they can be adopted. This is accomplished by the foster with the support of our group. As a foster you do not pay for this medical, SCR covers the vet expenses.
We have a Volunteer/Foster Coordinator and additional individuals to support you in your fostering/volunteering efforts so you are not alone. It's an extremely satisfying experience to know that you have saved the lives of kitties. As a foster you also have direct input into the permanent placement of the foster kitties which is also very rewarding.

Applicant(s): *

Street address *

City *

State *

Zip Code *

Age of Applicant if under 24 years old. *

List home Phone *

List cell phone *

List work phone *

Best to Call *

Email address person 1: *

Email address person 2:

Best to Email: *

Past animal rescue/welfare experience *

`Please list any limitations you have (e.g. lifting, no car) that have an impact on volunteering. *

Please list any special experience, ability or skills that you think may be useful to SCR *

What areas of work would you be interested in (check all that apply)? *

Comments/Additional Information

-- Foster Applications Only - Complete the following sections --

List any additional people living with you and their relationship to you

Ages of children

Occupation(s) of Applicant(s):

Name and age of primary caretaker of the foster cat(s):

Has anyone in the household experienced allergies or asthma? 🛈

No

Minor

Yes: Yes:

What would you like to foster?

If applying to foster a specific cat what is the cat's name? If not, is there a breed you want to foster if possible?

Do you live in a:

Do you own or rent?

How long have you lived at this address?

Landlord's permission to have a pet (foster)?

Landlord's name & phone number"

Do you have a room for initial isolation?

In what room will you initially isolate the foster cat/kittens?

If you are fostering tiny kittens or a family they must be isolated in one room for several weeks, is this possible?

No

Yes

Usually foster cats are home delivered, is this OK?

No

Yes

Do any of your current cats have outdoor access?

If outdoor access, explain circumstances & how long:

Do you have a dog door?

Do you have French Doors?

Please:

Check if you have a balcony	Check if all windows have screens
Check if you have a screen door	Check if you have screens on sliding doors
Check if you have a patio	Check if you have screens on French Doors
Check if any window screens are broken or missing

About how many hours of the day will your fosters be left alone and where will they be left when alone (be specific)? *

The following questions pertain to your own cats. Please list all cats you have now & in the past 5 years. If no cat, enter "none" in cat name.

Have your cats been allowed on furniture?

Where do/did you keep the litter box?

What areas of the house are/were off limits?

Do you have a limit on the cost of vet treatment?

Yes

No

Depends on: Depends on:

How much is too much?

Your Veterinarian’s name and city where located:

Vet's phone number:

Cat 1 Name:

Age:

Sex:

Spay/Neutered:

Declawed:

Breed (or description), personality and has it been with other cats?

0/250 characters

Tested for FeLV & FIV, Was the test result pos or neg?

Yes

No

Results? Results?

Where did it come from?

Name of Rescue Organization: 🛈

If declawed, where?

Sex:

Still Own? If no, why do you no longer have this cat? If deceased, from what?

Yes

No

Why no longer? Why no longer?

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Cat 2 Name:

Age:

Spay/Neutered:

Declawed:

Breed (or description), personality and has it been with other cats?

0/250 characters

Where did it come from?

Name of Rescue Organization: 🛈

Tested for FeLV & FIV, Was the test result pos or neg?

Yes

No

Results? Results?

If declawed, where?

Still Own? If no, why do you no longer have this cat? If deceased, from what?

Yes

No

Why no longer? Why no longer?

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Cat 3 Name:

Age:

Sex:

Spay/Neutered:

Declawed:

Breed (or description), personality and has it been with other cats?

0/250 characters

Where did it come from?

Name of Rescue Organization: 🛈

Tested for FeLV & FIV, Was the test result pos or neg?

Yes

No

Results? Results?

If declawed, where?

Still Own? If no, why do you no longer have this cat? If deceased, from what?

Yes

No

Why no longer? Why no longer?

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Cat 4 Name:

Age:

Sex:

Spay/Neutered:

Declawed:

Exposure to Other Cats:

Where did it come from?

Name of Rescue Organization: 🛈

Breed (or description) and personality?

0/250 characters

Tested for FeLV & FIV, Was the test result pos or neg?

Yes

No

Results? Results?

If declawed, where?

Still Own? If no, why do you no longer have this cat? If deceased, from what?

Yes

No

Why no longer? Why no longer?

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Additional Cats: enter about each - names, sex, age, declawed, personality, where now, if deceased, cause of death?

0/250 characters

List all dogs you have now & in the past 5 years. If no dog, enter "none" under dog name.

Dog 1 Name:

Age:

Sex:

Spay/Neutered:

Size:

Exposure to Cats:

Breed: 🛈

Purebred:

Where did it come from?

Name of Rescue Organization: 🛈

Personality?

0/250 characters

Still Own? If no, why do you no longer have this dog? If deceased, from what?

Yes

No

Why no longer? Why no longer?

Dog 2 Name:

Age:

Sex:

Spay/Neutered:

Size:

Breed: 🛈

Purebred:

Exposure to Cats:

Where did it come from?

Name of Rescue Organization: 🛈

Personality?

0/250 characters

Still Own? If no, why do you no longer have this dog? If deceased, from what?

Yes

No

Why no longer? Why no longer?

Additional Dogs: enter about each - names, sex, age, personality, where now, if deceased, cause of death?

0/250 characters

Were you ever in a situation where you were not able to keep a pet? If yes, please explain:

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Do you travel often? Who would take care of your pet/fosters when you travel?

Yes

No

Caregiver: Caregiver:

How much experience have you had with cats in the last 5 years?

If you fostered before, what was the name of the organization & in what city? What did you foster?

Do you think it's alright to declaw a cat?

Yes

No

Why? Why?

Why?

Will you be able to foster this cat/kittens until they are adopted?

Yes

No

Maybe Maybe

We do adoption events twice a month, will you be able to bring the fosters to events?

Yes

No

Maybe Maybe

If you can only foster for a specific length of time, please explain the length and circumstances

Do you expect any major changes in your life in the next six months?

Yes

No

Highly unlikely

If yes, please check what they might be:

Under what circumstances would you not be able to continue fostering? (Please check all that apply)

----Volunteer or Foster Applicant Please complete ----

Please provide any additional information you want to share.

THIS APPLICATION BECOMES PART OF OUR RECORDS:

I certify that all the above information is true and accurate. I understant that if I foster a cat from Southern Counties Rescue, this document will become part of the foster record.

Date: * 🛈 +

Signature: *

Thank you for completing this Vollunteer/Foster Application. Someone should get back to you within 2 days. We very much appreciate you volunteering since you are desperately needed, so if you do not hear back from us it's because some how it wasn't properly forwarded.

If you do not hear from someone please email info@southerncountiesrescue.org or call/text Julie Parlett, Volunteer-Foster Coordinator at 714-756-0679.

We are an all volunteer based rescue group. Most of our volunteers have full time jobs so please be understanding in the time it takes to return calls.

Please email me information

Pregnant cat or mama cat & kittens	kittens	teenagers
shy kitten/teen that needs socializing	adult cat	pair of adult cats
Other (explain): Other (explain):

No experience	Have/had my own cat	Have bottle fed kittens
Have cared for sick cats - giving medicine	Have given fluids to a cat	Have socialized feral kittens
Have had a pregnant cat give birth in home	Have fostered with other rescue groups	Have vet or medical training applicable to cats
Other Other

Move out of state	Move overseas	Get married
Change career	Have baby or adopt	Acquire roommate
Increase travel	Decrease travel	Downsize home
Move to larger home	Training/Schooling	Other Other

Personal changes for you	Divorce/Separation
New Spouse	Pregnancy
New Baby	New roommate
New Allergy	Job change/loss
Disability/Illness	New house/apt.
New carpet/drapes/furniture	Cat's Behavior Problems
Kids too rough with pet(s)	Cat too rough with kids
Does not get along with other pet(s)	Sprays, does not use litter box
Keeps you awake	Scratches carpets, drapes, furniture
"Talks” too much	Needs too much attention/time
Taking too long to adjust to family (over 4 weeks)	Cat's general health problems
Cat incurs frequent trips to vet	Requires daily medical treatment
Needs special diet	Cat becomes disabled
None of the above (please don't check this lightly)	Other reasons (explain) Other reasons (explain)