Shamelessly posting here for traffic. I have just started fostering an animal through a brilliant scheme and was shocked to hear that they are desperately short of foster carers.
Petretreat is run jointly by Women's Aid and the RSPCA. It offers temporary foster care for established pets belonging to families who have had to flee domestic violence. You look after the animal for a couple of months until the family are safe, housed in a new place and back on their feet.
Many refuges do not allow pets and survivors of DV are often reluctant to leave them behind with a violent perpetrator. Giving them the option of foster care removes one of the many challenges of leaving a violent relationship.
They need foster carers from everything from gerbils to horses and will pay for all food, equipment and vets bills whilst the animal is in your care. My cat was very timid when she first arrived, but with a bit of love and a lot of tuna she is slowly coming out of her shell.
It is definitely worth a look:
www.rspca.org.uk/whatwedo/petretreat/fosterers
AIBU?
to ask you all to consider fostering an animal for a DV survivor?
catlover834 · 06/09/2016 21:34
Fantastic, thanks all.
to you Ima. So pleased that you didn't have to give up your cats. I can imagine how heartbreaking the thought of that would be.
Apparently animals are often used as a source of control in an abusive relationship - the abuser will threaten to hurt the animal if their partner ever leaves. 
. You just cannot believe some people.
I send my cat's "mum" pictures every couple of weeks to let her know her pet is doing well and my local RSPCA centre is going to take her for a few days whilst I am on holiday. It is a wonderful scheme.
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