
Last updated: 23 May, 2022
Published on: 2 May, 2022
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! Here are nine more reasons why fostering is a great idea.
Want to find out more about pet foster care? All your questions are answered, here.
Check out some awesome PetRescue members who are looking for foster carers in New South Wales...
NSW
Areas foster carers are required in: Coffs Harbour and surrounding suburbs
Type of pet: Cats and dogs
Animal Welfare League NSW, Eurobodalla Branch
Areas foster carers are required in: South Coast, Eurobodalla Shire
Type of pet: Cats and dogs
Animal Welfare League NSW - Illawarra Branch
Areas foster carers are required in: Inner Sydney
Type of pet: Cats
Animal Welfare League NSW - Kemps Creek Branch
Areas foster carers are required in: Kemps Creek
Type of pet: Dogs, cats and kittens
Best Friends For Ever Rescue Illawarra
Areas foster carers are required in: Illawarra
Type of pet: Dogs
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
Areas foster carers are required in: Sydney, Eastern Suburbs, Inner West, South
Type of pet: Cats
Get in touch with them via Facebook here
Areas foster carers are required in: Sydney
Type of pet: Cats and dogs
Areas foster carers are required in: Hunter Region & Central Coast, NSW
Type of pet: Cats and dogs
Domestic Animal Birth Control Society
Areas foster carers are required in: Camden, Campbelltown, Appin, Cecil Hills
Type of pet: Cats
Areas foster carers are required in: Sydney, Newcastle
Type of pet: Dogs
Areas foster carers are required in: Sydney, Illawarra and Canberra regions
Type of pet: Dogs
Helping Hearts Animal Rescue Inc
Areas foster carers are required in: Newcastle
Type of pet: Cats and Dogs
Areas foster carers are required in: All around NSW
Type of pet: Dogs
Areas foster carers are required in: Sydney
Type of pet: Cats and dogs
Areas foster carers are required in: Inner-city - Inner West Sydney
Type of pet: Cats
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
RSPCA Eurobodalla Volunteer Branch
Areas foster carers are required in: Batemans Bay, Moruya, Narooma
Type of pet: Cats and dogs
RSPCA Snowy Monaro Volunteer Branch
Areas foster carers are required in: Cooma, Jindabyne, Berridale, Bombala, Queanbeyan, ACT
Type of pet: Cats and dogs
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
Areas foster carers are required in: Sydney and surrounds
Type of pet: Cats
In a different state? We’re currently working to build this page into a nationwide directory, in the meantime, you can 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 in NSW who is searching for foster carers? Please fill out our quick form here.
Image: Monty, looking for a foster family via Boxer Rescue Network.