Foster parents help animals who are not ready to be made available for adoption due to their age, size, health, or need for socialization. We most often need help with underage kittens and cats. Small animals such as rabbits and dogs make up a smaller portion of the program. Foster parents need to have a safe place in their home where animals can recover, grow up, or just learn how to be more comfortable with people.
Fostering is an amazing gift to the animals and to all of us who are working for their success.
What’s Involved In Fostering?
- We provide all supplies, medical care and behavior support.
- Fosters are asked to transport animals to and from one of our two shelters (located in Lahaska and Quakertown) for medical appointments. Appointments are typically scheduled weekdays between 3:00 and 4:30. We try to schedule you at the shelter nearest your home, but that is not always possible.
- You provide care, comfort, and any special needs identified by our medical or behavioral teams and keep us posted on their progress.
- Most foster animals return to our shelter for adoption. In rare cases, and with your permission, some may be adopted directly from their foster care home.
- Some animals need foster care for a few weeks and others need longer. It all depends on what they need to prepare for adoption.
Path to Foster
STEP 1: Complete the orientation process
Watch our orientation video and read our printed materials to learn more about our organization, the services we offer, and our volunteer program. After learning all about us, please complete our orientation review. Links to complete orientation can all be found on the home page of our Volunteer Opportunity Directory.
STEP 2: Attend a foster training session
Foster training is a 2-hour training session offered monthly.
Still have questions? Contact volunteering@buckscountyspca.org