Foster Volunteer

Foster volunteers provide temporary loving homes for animals that are not yet ready for adoption. There are many types of animals that need foster such as…

· Adult cats and dogs with litters

· Kittens and puppies

· Cats, dogs and rabbits recovering from surgery

· Animals with special health needs

· Small mammals that may be pregnant

· Animals that need extra socialization

· As well as many more individual needs

Foster homes provide the invaluable service of providing individualized care and socialization for animals in need. Foster volunteers can choose to specialize in care for particular animals such as kittens and puppies or nursing moms. The length of time an animal needs foster care greatly depends on the needs of the individual, but can range anywhere from 1 week to 3 months.

The Animal Humane Society provides all the supplies needed for fostering such as food, litter boxes, toys, food/water bowls, leashes and travel kennels. Before being sent to foster each animal receives vaccinations, precautionary wormers and a preventative flea and ear mite treatment. At risk cats are also tested for feline leukemia and dogs over 6 months are screened for heartworm. We also microchip all of our cats, dogs, rabbits and ferrets.

We do require that all foster volunteers be able to commit to a minimum of 1 year of service and fostering a minimum of 24 days annually.

If you are interested in more information about becoming a foster volunteer then please visit the Volunteer Services site online.