Foster parents provide temporary housing, care, and love for a kitten, cat, or dog until they are ready for a home. The joy you will experience when one of your foster pets find a loving home far outweighs the little bit of heartbreak in letting them go.

Foster parents can be any age! Students can even earn volunteer hours being a foster parent.
 
THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE FOSTERING:

• Most pets needing foster parents are neonatal kittens, adult cats, and adult dogs. Puppies and dogs under 35 lbs are typically sent to rescue shortly after arriving at our shelter.
• Your community/neighborhood HOA (or landlord if renting) allow the breed and size of dog you're intending to foster.
• If the dog or cat that you are fostering is a healthy adoption-approved pet (we will let you know), please actively seek placement for him/her by promoting him/her.
• We are not fostering dogs at the moment.
• You must be a Palm Beach County resident and be able to show proof of residency.
• ALL of your dogs & cats in your home must be current on their Rabies vaccines and Palm Beach County license tags. *Personal pets must be kept separate from your foster pet.
• Foster pets often have a history of which Animal Care & Control is unaware. You must report medical and behavioral issues to the foster coordinator and/or clinic staff immediately.
• We ask that you make a 2 week to 2-month commitment to foster.
• Please be on time for foster re-check appointments, which may be as frequent as every two weeks.

​ If you have the heart to foster and would like to get started.​

​KITTEN SEASON IS BACK

It's that time of year again.  Will you become a Hero and help us save precious lives?

 Kitten season is the time of year when mother cats give birth to large litters of kittens. Moms and kittens began pouring into our shelter, and this year we need to make a difference. We want to save as many lives as possible, and to do that, we need your help! Many of these kittens are separated from their mother for numerous reasons and they will not survive without our help.

We need more foster parents to temporarily take care of our kittens. We have kittens of all ages from those that need to be bottle fed to older kittens who simply need a loving home to gain a few pounds before they can enter our adoption program. We provide all supplies!
 
You can be a Hero Foster Parent to a mom and her babies, a kitten, or a cat in need. They all need our care and help!

Please reach out to your family and friends who may be interested in fostering kittens in their loving home.

RESOURCES FOR FOSTER PARENTS 

Determining a Kitten's Age

Foster Caregiver Manual

Bottle Feeding Kitten (Video)

Weaning Bottle Kittens onto Solid Food (Video)

Bathing Kittens (Video)

Stimulating KIttens to Urinate and Defecate (Video)