JCAPL Foster Program
Fostering Saves Lives. Be a Hero for a Homeless Pet!
Fosters are special people and families who care for pets in need until they find their forever homes.
JCAPL rescues, rehabilitates, spays/neuters, fosters, and adopts-out hundreds of dogs and cats each year. Volunteer fosters are the foundation of our organization.
Our fosters take in homeless dogs and cats from shelters and situations requiring re-homing. With guidance from experienced JCAPL volunteers, they provide love and whatever each pet needs to blossom and become ready for their new home.
Every pet we save frees up space for another animal in need!
Interested in becoming a foster?
Complete an online Volunteer Application (including the Foster section) to begin the process. Also download, review, and sign the Foster Application Guidelines and Agreements form.
What else should I know?
JCAPL provides:
- Medical and behavioral evaluation prior to placing the pet in a foster home.
- Food for foster animals, dishes, leashes/collars for dogs, crates if needed, litter for cats, etc.
- Vaccines up-to-date, deworming, flea prevention, heartworm prevention, and spay/neuter surgeries.
Foster families provide:
- Daily care, and a start on training, to help the foster animal become a welcome family member.
- Attendance at adoption events.
- Transportation of the foster pet to scheduled vet appointments for vaccinations, spay/neuter surgery, check-ups, and post-operative care.
- Regular communication with JCAPL Board Members; provide updates, request supplies, services, medicines, etc.
More information about Fostering
Animals that have been in fosters home have many advantages. Read more here.
