How-to guides · Rescue

Care and adoption, step by step.

Choose the series for your role. Follow Lily in episode order, or jump to the task you need. Revisit any guide and use AI Help within AniTend.

Foster Carer

For foster households recording daily care, feeding, weights, health and shared care.

Watch the Carer series
  1. Episode 01 · 5:53

    Getting started

    Find your way around the Foster Carer workspace and get ready to record care.

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  2. Episode 02 · 5:09

    Groups, intakes and animal records

    Create groups and intakes and keep individual animal records together.

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  3. Episode 03 · 5:02

    Daily care, weights and corrections

    Record daily care and weights, review history and correct entries.

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  4. Episode 04 · 5:08

    Feeding plans and schedules

    Set feeding plans and recurring schedules and record actual feeds.

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  5. Episode 05 · 5:16

    Medication, health records, photos and files

    Keep medication, health events, photos and supporting files with each animal.

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  6. Episode 06 · 5:13

    Care teams and changes in placement

    Manage care teams and record changes in an animal’s placement.

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  7. Episode 07 · 5:12

    Reminders, reports and getting help

    Use reminders, share reports and find the guide or AI Help you need.

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Foster Organisation

For organisations managing intakes, foster placements and the adoption journey through handover to My Pets Free and aftercare.

All 10 episodes are available to watch on YouTube.

Watch the Organisation series
  1. Episode 01 · 7:31

    Getting started

    Set up your organisation and learn where to find care and adoption tools.

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  2. Episode 02 · 5:16

    Intakes, groups and animal records

    Record intakes and groups and maintain individual animal records.

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  3. Episode 03 · 5:16

    Foster carers, invitations and assignments

    Invite foster carers and assign animals with the right access.

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  4. Episode 04 · 5:18

    Daily care oversight and health records

    Review daily care, weights and health records across foster placements.

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  5. Episode 05 · 5:08

    Feeding plans and schedules

    Set feeding plans and schedules and review recorded feeds.

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  6. Episode 06 · 5:01

    Enquiries and questionnaires

    Manage enquiries, send questionnaires and review prospective adopters.

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  7. Episode 07 · 4:58

    Matching and allocating an adopter

    Review applicants and available animals and confirm an adoption allocation.

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  8. Episode 08 · 5:38

    Agreements, signatures and payments

    Prepare agreements, collect signatures and track payments and refunds.

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  9. Episode 09 · 5:41

    Handover and transfer to My Pets Free

    Prepare the adopter handover and transfer the animal record to My Pets Free.

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  10. Episode 10 · 6:05

    Aftercare, trials, returns and closing a group

    Manage adoption trials, aftercare and returns and close the intake group.

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These guides use demonstration screens and example records. Choose Foster Carer for your household’s care, or Foster Organisation for coordinated placements and adoptions.