Dogs and pets in fostering and adoption

What are the issues to consider when foster carers, kinship carers and adopters have pets? How can workers, parents and carers help to ensure children’s safety around animals? What should be considered in a pet assessment to help ensure a successful, safe placement for the child and the family?

This practice guide has been developed alongside assessment forms for dogs and other pets, and provides advice on completing these forms, with samples included for guidance. The guide helps fostering services and adoption agencies to develop carefully considered, logical and proportionate policies in relation to dogs and other pets, and provides vital information and advice on a range of common issues relating to dogs and pets in fostering, adoptive and kinship families.

The guide is for social workers, foster carers, adopters, panel members and policy-makers.

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