Search Search Search Topic Enrichment & Behavior Behavior Spay/Neuter Surgery Patient Care Adoption & Placement Reaching & Supporting Adopters Community Cats (-) Foster Care Programs & Operations Volunteers Shelter Medicine Foster Animal Health Care Active FiltersFoster Care Group 9 Clear All Behavior Tips for Intact Male Cats Give foster caregivers and adopters four tips for living with an intact male cat in the rare circumstance when routine spay and neuter is not available. Behavior Tips for Intact Male Dogs Give foster caregivers and adopters six tips for living with an intact male dog in the rare circumstance when routine spay and neuter is not available. Use This Worksheet to Gauge Your Foster Capacity This tool can help you determine how many foster animals you and your volunteers can accommodate. 10 Ways to Thank Animal Foster Families Try these free and low-cost tips to show gratitude for your animal shelter or rescue’s foster families. 5 Tips for Effective Foster Communication Utilize these five tips when communicating with your foster families to help have positive, effective conversations. ASPCA Survey: Strategies to Increase Participation in Kitten Foster Programs in High Shelter Intake Communities Read a recent ASPCA study that identifies barriers and opportunities to increase kitten foster volunteers in high kitten shelter intake communities. Simultaneously Message Kitten Foster Recruitment and Leaving Healthy Kittens in Place Struggling with how to ask the public to leave found healthy kittens in the field while also recruiting kitten foster caregivers? Check out these messaging ideas. Meow for Now: Kitten Health, Behavior, & Wellness Elevate your kitten foster program with kitten health and behavior resources for staff and foster families, including intake protocols and downloads for determining a kitten’s age and tips on kitten socialization. A Pup Named Pumpernickel is ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance’s 500,000th Patient As of October 11, 2022, half a million animals have been spayed and neutered by the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance (ASNA). The landmark patient was a puppy named Pumpernickel. They Did It: Created a Kitten Foster Mentor Program See how Cat Adoption Team created a kitten foster mentor program that provides backup medical care to kitten fosters.