Foster

Help make life better for animals while they wait for their forever family. Open your heart and your home on a temporary basis to dogs/puppies and cats/kittens who need to get well or get bigger before they can go out for adoption. Sick animals get better faster in a stress-free environment. Your home is the perfect place for them to get one-on-one attention and the love they need to grow and/or get well. We provide food, supplies, and veterinary care while they are being fostered.

Foster Care for Special Needs Animals

Dogs and cats with special medical needs or behavior issues can require extra care from a special foster home before being made available for adoption. By opening your home to these animals, you are providing them with extra time and special assistance before their new home is found.

We also have a need for foster care providers when the Pet Adoption Center is over capacity. Fostering is a great experience and a great way to involve the whole family in volunteering. Foster homes expand our walls to help more animals.

It is a requirement that all foster animals be indoor animals and not kept outdoors.

Age Requirement: You must be 18 years or older to foster. If you live at home you must bring a parent or head of the household with you to the training, and they must also complete paperwork to become a foster parent.

Physical requirement: You must be able to transport animals to and from the center for vet care as needed.

Required training: Volunteer Orientation and Foster Care training

Commitment: Varies with animals' need. Fostering can last for several weeks.

The trainings take place in the lunchroom at the King County Pet Adoption Center, 21615 64th Ave. S, in Kent. For the schedule, or to RSVP for an upcoming training, email sarah.luthens@kingcounty.gov or call 206-296-3946.