Every foster situation is different. You’ll receive an estimated timeline when you receive a foster request.

Fosters typically last at least two weeks, but some may last 4–6 months.

No. Second Chance provides the food, supplies, and medical care your foster needs.

If you’d like to purchase food, toys, bedding, or other items for your foster, it’s always appreciated—but never required

You don’t need a huge house or yard. You just need a quiet, safe space where your foster pet can acclimate to their new surroundings, away from other pets.

For cats and kittens: A separate space all to themselves is required. A spare bedroom, bathroom, finished basement, or office can provide a comfortable place to decompress and feel safe.

For dogs: Foster dogs need a quiet space to acclimate and must be crated when left unattended. They cannot be left alone with resident animals.

It happens! In most cases, yes, you can adopt your foster.

Just keep in mind that adopting your foster means you may have less space or time to help another animal through fostering. We encourage every foster family to consider both possibilities before making the commitment.

It varies! There may be weeks when we send three or four requests, and other times there may be 2–4 weeks without a request.

Yes. Second Chance is happy for approved fosters to work with other rescue organizations, too.

The only requirement is that you cannot actively foster a Second Chance animal and an animal from another rescue at the same time.