Candy's Cats

First Name*

Last Name*

Address*

City*

State/Province*

Zip/Postal Code*
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Email*

Home Phone

Cell Phone*

Are you over 21?*

We ask all applicants ask for photo ID, so please have yours available to send to us. If you are under 21, your parent/guardian will need to complete this application for you. 

What is the best way to contact you?

When is the best time to contact you?

What is your motivation for fostering cats with us?*

How would you describe the primary caregiver?

Names and ages of all people in the household:*

Please list the name, email address, and phone number for a reference. Please do not list a family member or your veterinarian as your reference. Be sure to let the reference know that we will be contacting them.*

Are you permitted to have animals where you live? (If you rent, you will be required to show proof of paid pet deposit and/or letter of permission from property owner.)*

Do you have dogs?*

If you answered yes, how many dogs do you have? What kind?

Are your dogs spayed/neutered?

Are your dogs cat-friendly?

Are your dogs up to date on their shots?

Do you have a doggy door that lets your dog go outside to do its business?

Do you have personal pet cats?*

If you answered yes, how many cats do you have?

Are your personal cats spayed/neutered?

Are your personal cats up to date on their vaccines?

Have your cats been tested for feline leukemia and feline aids? This is called a "combo" test. (In order to foster from CCI, all personal cats in the home already must be combo tested at some point in their lives. You may be asked to provide proof of test results.)*

What is your personal cats' access to indoors/outdoors? (If no personal cats, leave blank.)

Are you able to quarantine foster cats from your personal pets? (Candy’s Cats provides medical coverage for foster cats, but not for personal pets.)

Please list anything else we should know about your personal dogs and cats so that we may best fit the right cat to your home environment. Also, if you have any other pets not yet mentioned (reptiles, birds, etc.), please list here.

Have you fostered cats before?*

If you have fostered before, please provide details: Contact info for the rescue group, how many cats you fostered, foster cats' ages, etc. This reference will be checked. If you have rescued cats independently without the support of a rescue group, please provide those details as well.

If you have not fostered cats before, what skills/qualities do you feel you can offer that will enable you to foster successfully?

Do you need supplies to set up fostering?

Where will you keep your foster kittens and/or cats?*

Have you worked with feral cats? If yes, please explain how you socialize them. *

How many cats can you foster and what age group?
Choose all that apply: Mom + litter 1 litter (6 kittens or fewer) 2 litters (10 kittens or fewer) 1 teenage/adult cat 2+ teenage/adult cats

Please click the areas you have experience with.

Can you care for bottle babies, including preparing formula, stimulating them to go potty?

Can you medicate a cat with pills and liquid medication?

Are you able to administer subcue fluids to a cat?

Are you able to administer basic vaccinations to a cat?

Candy’s Cats does not usually provide food and litter for the foster cats, unless donations come in. Can you afford the expense of providing food and litter? *

If you need volunteer hours for court, what county were you charged in and how many hours do you need?

If you need to complete service hours for school or work, please provide: Name of school/work, name of program, supervisor's name and contact information, how many hours you need, in what time frame.

Please add my email address on CCI's mailing list to receive newsletters or information pertaining to CCI. I will notify CCI of any changes to my address, phone number or email address for them to update the database. CCI will not give my information to any other organization without my permission, except as permitted.*

CCI has several secret, closed Facebook Groups that we use to provide information and stay in touch with our volunteers. Approved volunteers are encouraged to friend Candy Sullivan so that they can be added to the list. If you are approved and want to be included in those groups, please write yes or no. (You can unfollow Candy after you've been added to the groups.)

CANDY’S CATS, INC. RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT

I understand that my participation and/or involvement as a participant/volunteer/foster for Candy’s Cats, Inc., carries with it the potential for certain risks associated with being around animals, including but not limited to being bitten, scratched, jumped on, knocked over, chased, tripped, infected with a disease, or otherwise injured or frightened, as well as the risks of damage to personal property.

I acknowledge that I will be working with animals whose temperaments who may be unpredictable.

I acknowledge and understand that cats can bite, scratch or otherwise cause me harm. I understand that cats, especially ones that have been rescued and possibly abused, traumatized or are feral can be easily startled, scared or feel threatened and may cause me harm.

I understand that my participation as a volunteer for Candy’s Cats, Inc. will not make me an employee for any purpose, nor will I be eligible for any benefits.

I am a willing participant/volunteer/foster for Candy’s Cats, Inc.

I hereby declare and certify that I am over the age of eighteen (18) years and have no health problems that would endanger me in my participation with Candy’s Cats, Inc.

I further acknowledge that these risks could cause me, or others around me, harm, including, but not limited to, bodily injury, damage to property or emotional distress.

If I am not eighteen (18) years of age or older, my Parent or Guardian has signed below and acknowledges to be bound by this Release.

By signing this agreement, I agree to release, indemnify, and hold harmless Candy’s Cats, Inc., as well as all of its administrators, employees, agents, representatives, officers, directors, successors, other volunteers, vendors, store locations, off-site venues and locations, etc. from all losses, claims, theft, demands, liabilities, grievances, causes of action, and/or expenses, including but not by way of limitation, all liability for property damages and personal injury of every kind, nature or description arising or which may hereafter arise, known or unknown, out of my participation, volunteering and/or fostering for Candy’s Cats, Inc. or out of my presence on any site, event or home used to further the cause of Candy’s Cats, Inc. *