Be a temporary fur-parent.
What do foster families do?
Foster families provide temporary special care, compassion, and love that some shelter pets need to become cherished companions for their future adoptive families.
Eligible pets include unweaned puppies and kittens, nursing dogs and cats along with their babies, injured animals in recovery, and those needing to work on their manners or behavior challenges.
How you help:
You can help us expand our space!
By spending time in a home, foster pets become well-prepared to move in with their forever family.
With foster parents acting as adoption ambassadors to their foster animals, they are often sent to forever homes as soon as they become adoptable, and spend very little time in the shelter.
Fostering requires patience and responsibility, but the rewards are plentiful.
If you are interested in opening your heart and home to animals in need, please apply.
Get connected:
Help us streamline communication by using the Maddie’s Pet Assistant app. It’s free! Visit Maddie’s Pet Assistant or ask our Foster Program Manager to learn more.