Be a Guardian Angel Animal Rescue Volunteer

We need help in many different ways. 

Foster Homes

At Petsmart

Fund Raising

Adoption Days

Events

Speakers

Transporting Animals & Supplies

Photographer

…and much more

Help at Petsmart!

Every Saturday we are at Petsmart on Haggerty/14 Mile between 1 and 4pm showing our adoptable animals. 

Please contact us through this website, if you are interested in helping us on Saturdays, with our rescue animals. 

On Saturdays we need people at Petsmart for:

12-1pm: Set up of cages and tables for the cats and dogs

1-4pm: Helping with general adoptions  

4-5pm: Break down of cages and tables

Be a foster dad or mom

It's the most rewarding way of helping. All you need to do is open your heart and provide a ton of TLC and sometimes a bit of patience to our pets to help them get over the trauma of their individual situation.

It's also the hardest way of helping. It is hard giving up an animal that has been under your care for any amount of time. The love, time and care that goes into these animals makes it very difficult to give them up when they get adopted.  A foster must understand that the only way to save and keep saving animals lives is to let go when the time arrives. 

Foster homes are always needed. Vet care is provided by GAAR. If you are interested in fostering an animal, please call us.

If you love animals as much as we do and you want to make a change and get involved, but you are worried about time or other constraints - don't hesitate to talk to us! We'll happily help figure out how you could help and if this is the right time for you to get involved.

Is fostering a cat right for me?

While we want to make sure we properly explain the commitment that is involved in fostering, all of our fosters would immediately highlight how rewarding and fun it is to welcome a cat or kitten to your home and help them to heal and blossom.

Sometimes one foster experience is all it takes to keep you coming back for more. But if not - we really do understand and appreciate your effort and giving it a try!

If you're interested in becoming a cat foster home, please contact us! We will gladly talk with you, go through an interview (in person or on the phone); a home visit will be required at the time of the drop off of your first foster animal (dog or cat). 

Becoming a foster provider to homeless cats or kittens can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience, and may be an ideal situation for families that are unwilling or unable to make a long-term commitment to a pet cat.

Finding cat foster homes is an important part of our work. We don't own a facility or shelter of our own. The foster home becomes an important stepping stone from the time the cat or kittens are rescued until they can be permanently placed for adoption.

Before you decide to become a foster provider, it's a good idea to take stock of your situation and decide if fostering a cat is really right for you. If you have young children or dogs, or if you work long hours, you may not be able to provide a suitable home for some cats, and fostering a kitten may be nearly impossible. It helps if the whole family is committed to the process of fostering a cat, because each cat might be with you for several months. If you have a cat of your own, you should make sure its vaccinations are up to date, to guard against exposing it to infectious diseases. It may also be wise to quarantine incoming foster pets until their health can be adequately assessed and they can be tested for infectious diseases like feline leukemia.

Keep in mind that the cats coming to you may have been abandoned by previous owners or may have spent several weeks caged at a shelter. These cats may be frightened, stressed, or poorly nourished and will need love and attention to help them become socialized. Some may need to be re-trained in using a litter pan or may need to be coaxed to eat. You may also be called upon to administer medicine to a cat with a health problem, or care for an older, special needs cat with diminished eyesight or hearing. 

Usually, we'd expect you to "donate" the food and kitty litter used by the foster cat. We will reimburse you for the cost of any veterinary care that is needed though.

In some cases you may be asked to provide a foster home to a mother cat with a litter of very young kittens. This is not as much effort as it may seem to be, because for the first month of the kittens' life, the mom will do most of the work, nursing and grooming her offspring. Kittens can generally be weaned at four to six weeks, and separated from their mother by the age of four weeks.

One of the greatest challenges is taking in unweaned or orphaned kittens. Not only are newborn kittens fragile and vulnerable, but they'll be depending on you to take the place of their missing mother. For the first two weeks of life, before kittens even open their eyes, they are completely helpless. You'll have to keep the kittens very warm, and feed them every two to three hours, around the clock, with a syringe and commercial kitten formula. Mother cats also stimulate the bodily functions of elimination in their kittens by licking the anus and urinary tract opening-you'll have to replicate this function with a warm, wet terrycloth washcloth.

Fostering a cat comes not only with a time commitment and some amount of expense, but with the risk that you'll become attached to your foster charges and will feel sadness or a sense of loss when it's time to let them go. As each one is adopted out, it's key to remember that you provided a safe haven to a homeless cat that is now going on to a safe and permanent home.

Thank you for considering!