Join our foster family today and help us save more lives.

Fostering cats is an incredibly vital and rewarding contribution to animal welfare. It provides temporary homes for cats in need, offering them a safe and loving environment while they await adoption. This is particularly beneficial for cats who may be too young, sick, or traumatized to thrive in a shelter environment. In a foster home, they receive personalized care and attention, helping them overcome their challenges and prepare for their forever homes.

Fostering plays a crucial role in behavioral rehabilitation. Shy or scared cats often blossom in a home environment, where they can learn to trust humans again. Foster families provide the patience and understanding these cats need to come out of their shells and become loving companions.

Many cats require foster care for medical reasons. Cats recovering from illness, injury, or surgery need specialized care and monitoring, which fosters can provide. By opening their hearts and homes to these cats, fosters help them heal both physically and emotionally, giving them the best possible chance at a happy, healthy life.

Fostering also alleviates space constraints in shelters and rescue organizations. By providing temporary homes for cats, fosters free up valuable space in shelters, enabling them to rescue more cats from overcrowded conditions and potentially life-threatening situations. This expansion of capacity is essential for meeting the needs of a growing population of cats in need of rescue and rehoming.

Despite the significant impact fostering can have, there is often a shortage of fosters available. For example, last year, our organization took in just under 1,000 cats, yet we currently have only roughly 37 fosters. This shortage limits our ability to take in more cats and provide them with the care they need.

Your decision to foster can make a world of difference in the lives of cats in need. By opening your heart and home to a foster cat, you're not just providing temporary shelter—you're giving them a second chance at a happy, healthy life.