Find pets needing foster care near you

There are so many wonderful things about becoming a foster carer - you can provide a nurturing environment for a pet in need and allow for a much smoother transition for the pet when they’re adopted! 

Want to find out more about pet foster care? All your questions are answered here. Also, here are nine more reasons why fostering is a great idea!

Use the menu below to find PetRescue member rescue organisations that are looking for foster carers in your state.

• New South Wales
• Queensland
• Victoria
• Western Australia
• South Australia
• Tasmania
• Northern Territory

 

NSW

Animal Rescue Coffs Harbour

Areas foster carers are required in: Coffs Harbour and surrounding suburbs

Type of pet: Cats and dogs

Find out more

 

Animal Welfare League NSW, Eurobodalla Branch

Areas foster carers are required in: South Coast, Eurobodalla Shire

Type of pet: Cats and dogs

Find out more

 

Animal Welfare League NSW - Illawarra Branch

Areas foster carers are required in: Inner Sydney

Type of pet: Cats 

Apply here

 

Animal Welfare League NSW - Kemps Creek Branch

Areas foster carers are required in: Kemps Creek

Type of pet: Dogs, cats and kittens

Find out more

 

Best Friends For Ever Rescue Illawarra

Areas foster carers are required in: Illawarra

Type of pet: Dogs

Apply here

 

Cat Rescue and Foster Carers Sydney

Areas foster carers are required in: Inner Sydney

Type of pet: Cats 

Get in touch with them via Facebook here

 

Community Cat Carers

Areas foster carers are required in: Sydney, Eastern Suburbs, Inner West, South

Type of pet: Cats 

Get in touch with them via Facebook here

 

​​DCH Animal Adoptions

Areas foster carers are required in: Sydney

Type of pet: Cats and dogs

Apply here

 

Dog Rescue Newcastle

Areas foster carers are required in: Hunter Region & Central Coast, NSW

Type of pet: Cats and dogs

Apply here

 

Domestic Animal Birth Control Society

Areas foster carers are required in: Camden, Campbelltown, Appin, Cecil Hills

Type of pet: Cats 

Apply here

 

Forgotten Souls Dog Rescue

Areas foster carers are required in: Sydney, Newcastle

Type of pet: Dogs

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Greyhound Rescue

Areas foster carers are required in: Sydney, Illawarra and Canberra regions

Type of pet: Dogs

Apply here

 

Helping Hearts Animal Rescue Inc

Areas foster carers are required in: Newcastle

Type of pet: Cats and Dogs

Find out more

 

Homeward Bound Hounds

Areas foster carers are required in: All around NSW

Type of pet: Dogs

Apply here

 

Hounds in Homes

Areas foster carers are required in: Sydney

Type of pet: Cats and dogs

Apply here

 

Inner City Strays

Areas foster carers are required in: Inner-city - Inner West Sydney

Type of pet: Cats

Find out more 

 

Paws for more

Areas foster carers are required in: Young, Cowra, Boorowa, Cootamundra

Type of pet: Cats and dogs

Get in touch with them via Facebook here

 

Riverina and District Animal Rescue Inc

Areas foster carers are required in: Wagga Wagga 

Type of pet: Cats and dogs

Find out more

 

RSPCA Eurobodalla Volunteer Branch

Areas foster carers are required in: Batemans Bay, Moruya, Narooma

Type of pet: Cats and dogs

Find out more

 

RSPCA Snowy Monaro Volunteer Branch

Areas foster carers are required in: Cooma, Jindabyne, Berridale, Bombala, Queanbeyan, ACT

Type of pet: Cats and dogs

Apply here

 

Sydney Dogs & Cats Home

Areas foster carers are required in: Multiple council areas across Sydney including Bayside, Fairfield, Georges River, Inner West, North Sydney, Randwick, Waverley, Woollahra

Type of pet: Cats, dogs (small, medium and large) and rabbits

Find out more

 

Urban Cat Alliance

Areas foster carers are required in: Sydney and surrounds

Type of pet: Cats

Apply here

 

QLD

 

All 4 Dachshunds Inc

Areas foster carers are required in: Queensland, New South Wales

Type of pet: Dogs

Apply here

 

Angel-Paws Inc

Areas foster carers are required in: Queensland

Type of pet: Cats and dogs

Apply here

 

Angels Rescue Toowoomba

Areas foster carers are required in: Toowoomba, Lockyer, Southern downs

Type of pet: Cats and dogs

Get in touch with them via Facebook here

 

Caboolture & District Animal Welfare Inc

Areas foster carers are required in: Caboolture, Bribie Island

Type of pet: Cats and dogs

Apply here

 

Central Queensland Animal Society Inc

Areas foster carers are required in: Rockhampton

Type of pet: Cats and dogs

Apply here

 

Found Hearts

Areas foster carers are required in: Queensland and Victoria

Type of pet: Cats and dogs

Apply here

 

Furry Friends Animal Rescue Qld Inc.

Areas foster carers are required in: Brisbane

Type of pet: Cats 

Apply here

 

Gladstone PAWS

Areas foster carers are required in: Gladstone

Type of pet: Cats and dogs

Apply here

 

Great Dane Rescue Queensland

Areas foster carers are required in: Queensland

Type of pet: Dogs

Apply here

 

Little Legs Dog & Cat Rescue

Areas foster carers are required in: Brisbane and South-East Queensland

Type of pet: Cats and dogs

Find out more

 

Lucky Paws Dog Rescue 

Areas foster carers are required in: South East Queensland

Type of pet: Dogs

Apply here

 

Mackay Animal Rescue Society Inc

Areas foster carers are required in: Mackay

Type of pet: Cats and dogs

Apply here

 

PAWS Brisbane

Areas foster carers are required in: Brisbane

Type of pet: Cats and dogs

Get in touch with them via Facebook here

 

Pawprint Foundation Ltd

Areas foster carers are required in: Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Logan, Ipswich

Type of pet: Cats 

Apply here

 

Shepherd's Lantern Rescue 

Areas foster carers are required in: Queensland

Type of pet: Dogs

Apply here

 

Small Paws Animal Rescue QLD

Areas foster carers are required in: Queensland

Type of pet: Cats and dogs

Apply here

 

Southern Downs ARK

Areas foster carers are required in: Southern Darling Downs

Type of pet: Cats

Apply here

 

Thursday Island Animal Support Group Inc

Areas foster carers are required in: Cairns, Brisbane, Thursday Island

Type of pet: Cats and dogs

Get in touch

 

VIC

 

9 Lives Project Rescue

Areas foster carers are required in: Chelsea, Springvale, Aspendale, Brighton, Dandenong, anywhere in Victoria

Type of pet: Cats

Apply here

 

All 4 Paws Dog Rescue

Areas foster carers are required in: Western suburbs

Type of pet: Dogs

Apply here

 

Cat People of Melbourne Inc

Areas foster carers are required in: Victoria

Type of pet: Cats

Apply here

 

Dandy Cat Rescue

Areas foster carers are required in: South-East Melbourne

Type of pet: Cats

Apply here

 

Elite Cat Rescue

Areas foster carers are required in: Melbourne, Western suburbs

Type of pet: Cats

Find out more

 

Enchanted Rescue

Areas foster carers are required in: Melbourne Nothern Suburbs

Type of pet: Rabbits

Apply here

 

Fin, Furred N Feathered Animal Rescue

Areas foster carers are required in: Melbourne, VIC. Wagga Wagga, NSW.

Type of pet: Cats, dogs, rabbits

Apply here

 

Give a Kitty a Home Rescue 

Areas foster carers are required in: Melbourne metro

Type of pet: Cats and rabbits

Apply here

 

Gumtree Greys

Areas foster carers are required in: Melbourne

Type of pet: Dogs

Apply here

 

Homes For Huskies Rescue Inc

Areas foster carers are required in: Victoria

Type of pet: Dogs

Apply here

 

Humane Animal Rescue

Areas foster carers are required in: Victoria

Type of pet: Dogs, cats

Apply here

 

Mornington Moggie Rescue

Areas foster carers are required in: Mornington Peninsula

Type of pet: Cats

Apply here

 

Odies Paw Pals

Areas foster carers are required in: Melbourne

Type of pet: Dogs

Get in touch with them via Instagram here

 

Ollie's Legacy Incorporated

Areas foster carers are required in: Bendigo and surrounding suburbs

Type of pet: Cats, dogs

Apply here

 

Robyn's Nest & All The Rest Animal Rescue

Areas foster carers are required in: Maryborough, Ballarat, Ivanhoe, Bendigo, Chadstone, East Malvern

Type of pet: Cats

Apply here

 

Starting Over Dog Rescue

Areas foster carers are required in: Metro Melbourne

Type of pet: Dogs

Apply here

 

WA

 

A1 Wheatbelt Dog Rescue

Areas foster carers are required in: Northam, Perth

Type of pet: Dogs 

Get in touch with them via Facebook here

 

Bunbury Animal Rescue Rehome Care Inc

Areas foster carers are required in: Busselton through to Mandurah

Type of pet: Dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs

Apply here

 

Don't Go Astray Inc

Areas foster carers are required in: Perth and south of Perth

Type of pet: Dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs

Apply here

 

SAFE Broome

Areas foster carers are required in: Broome, Perth

Type of pet: Dogs and cats

Apply here

 

SAFE Bunbury

Areas foster carers are required in: Bunbury, Perth

Type of pet: Dogs and cats

Apply here

 

The Mad Catters Inc

Areas foster carers are required in: Perth metro

Type of pet: Cats

Get in touch

 

SA

 

Bridging the Gap Greyhound Rehoming SA

Areas foster carers are required in: Metro Adelaide and rural South Australia

Type of pet: Dogs

Apply here

 

Cat Adoption Foundation

Areas foster carers are required in: Adelaide and suburbs

Type of pet: Cats

Find out more

 

Jenny's Angels Dog Rescue - Faith, Hope & Charity

Areas foster carers are required in: Statewide

Type of pet: Dogs

Find out more

 

SA Cat Rescue Inc

Areas foster carers are required in: Adelaide Metro and regional Mid North and Copper Coast (Kadina, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, etc)

Type of pet: Cats

Apply here

 

TAS

 

Just Cats Inc 

Areas foster carers are required in: North

Type of pet: Cats

Apply here

 

NT

 

A Safe Place For Meow Inc

Areas foster carers are required in: Statewide

Type of pet: Cats

Find out more

 

You can also search for pets needing foster care here. When you find a pet you’d like to enquire about and offer your services as a foster carer, click the ‘Enquire about this pet’ button or get in touch with the relevant rescue group using the contact details listed on the profile page.

Are you a PetRescue member who is searching for foster carers? Please fill out our quick form here.

 

Image: Opal, looking for a foster family via SWARS.