Why to foster? Because I was running out of room to adopt......hee hee.......and then I did ANYWAY (totally another story). But seriously, foster because you want the cats to be in a home environment (vs. a cage in a shelter or worse, on the street) until a suitable home can be found.

How to get started? Find a rescue group in your area and talk to someone. Each group will have their ideas on qualifications. (And I am not necessarily talking about YOUR qualification, more so, I am talking about whether they pay for food/litter/vet bills, do they prefer you keep the fosters seperate/or intermingling with the resident cats.......stuff like that).