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Foster-Based Adoptions

Learn how Seattle Animal Shelter runs successful about dog, cat, and critter foster-based adoption programs.

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Handouts for Kitten Adopters & Fosters

Print out these sheets -- one for adopters and one for fosters -- with tips to raise well-adjusted kitties and include them with every kitten who goes home.

A Model Equine Foster Program

Safe Harbor Equine and Livestock Sanctuary in Cottontown, TN, has both a primary farm and an extensive equine foster program.

Training and Supporting Equine Fosters

Safe Harbor Equine and Livestock Sanctuary in Cottontown, TN, outlines protocols and communicates roles and responsibilities to all of its fosters.

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Feline URI Handouts for Fosters & Adopters

Feline URI is similar to the common cold in humans—and, like the common cold, can usually be resolved with supportive care and rest.

Engaging Foster Parents to be Adoption Ambassadors

Learn about a program that will help give your at-risk dogs an improved quality of life and a good chance of finding a home.

4 Ways to Get Equine Fosters Noticed

Empower foster families to market and adopt out horses directly from their homes.

Foster Care

Save more lives with our foster care resources, including customizable dog and cat foster care guides, sanitation tips for foster homes, and more.

Adopting Cats on the Road: The Traveling Fosters Program

Learn how the Humane Society of Washington County’s volunteers have doubled their capacity for cats and adopted out hundreds of animals.

They Did It: Short-Term Fostering for Potential Adopters

At the Arizona Animal Welfare League & SPCA, folks can take shelter pets for a short-term foster to see if it’s a good fit before committing to the adoption.