Foster

Help us save them.

Sometimes the local shelter is full. Sometimes a cat has medical needs. Sometimes a pet needs socialization. This is where fosters make all the difference.

Fosters provide a safe and loving home where cats and dogs can be cared for until they are able to be placed for adoption. Without foster homes, many of these pets might not get the medical treatment they need. Even worse, some may face euthanasia if the shelter becomes overcrowded.

Fostering is a labor of love. You take these pets into your home and treat them as your own until they are ready to be adopted out. You provide them a safe place where they can relax and learn to trust again.

When you become a foster, you have a say in which dog or cat you will work with based upon your unique situation. For example, do you have space available to quarantine a sick dog or cat? Do you stay at home and have time to bottle feed kittens or puppies every three hours? Do you have a special place in your heart for the older pets who aren’t very active, or do you enjoy the crazy kitten or puppy shenanigans of the 8-12 week old crowd? Are you able to foster pets needing long term care or do you prefer to only help with short term placements? Either is fine and both are needed.

If you love pets and have room for 4 more paws in your home, then consider being a foster. The need is great, and the rewards are huge.

Foster Parent Responsibilities and Requirements

Several Options for Fostering a Homeless Pet

Friends of Rescue Animals (FRAs) operates a cat rescue for cats/kittens from the shelter or local community. In a typical year, we find placement for over 500 cats/kittens, but this is only possible with the help of foster homes.

Foster families provide love and care until they are ready to be adopted at one of our PetSmart locations. FRAs covers the cost of authorized medical care for your foster animals.

At the Garland Animal Shelter, the foster program plays a crucial role in saving the thousands of lives of animals who need extra care and attention each year.

Whether you’re interested in providing a temporary home for kittens, puppies, animals with medical needs, or those requiring behavioral intervention, they have a foster opportunity for you. In addition, they often need very short term fosters for dogs that are scheduled to go on an out of state transport. Even a weekend break for long term dogs is a benefical way to participate in fostering for the Garland Animal Shelter.

Veterinary care is provided by the on-site medical team.

When the Richardson Animal Shelter receives animals who are not quite ready for adoption, they look to foster parents to provide temporary care for shelter animals in their own homes. The Richardson Animal Shelter is most frequently in need of foster homes for underage puppies and kittens. Occasionally, there may be sick, injured or behaviorally challenged animals needing special care. Some animals need as little as two weeks of care, while others may need several months. Once the animal is ready for adoption, the foster family returns the animal to the Richardson Animal Shelter.

Rowlett Animal Services offers foster or foster to adopt arrangements for any of the animals at their shelter. Animals that have no behavioral or medical concerns are also candidates to be fostered. Even animals that have just come into the shelter are typically available to foster due to space constraints. If you would like to see how an animal behaves in your home prior to adopting, the foster to adopt arangement is ideal.