Fostering

Foster homes are urgently needed during kitten season, and all year long! Help us get through this tough time when over 30 kittens and cats might arrive at the shelter daily! We need foster families for nursing moms and newborn kittens, and to raise kittens until they are old enough to be adopted. Fostering is a wonderful and rewarding experience; you can free up precious shelter cage space and provide the animals with a home environment instead of a noisy shelter.

We will provide training, support, food and medical assistance. To foster an animal, you need to have a room where the animal can remain separated from any other animals in the home for a minimum of two weeks. Foster animals are then offered for adoption at weekend adoption clinics at Petsmart (North Greenbush, Glenmont and Latham Farms), or can be returned to the shelter once there is adequate cage space for them. Fostering time frames vary from a few weeks to several months. Our staff will work with you based on the amount of time you are able to offer.

Kitten fostering is anywhere from 2-8 weeks. Kittens must be returned to the shelter at a certain age for shots and deworming. When the kittens are old enough for adoption, please call or email us to make arrangements.

To become a foster parent, please pick up an application at the front desk, as well as a volunteer application if you haven't already done so. You can also contact with "Interested in Fostering" in the subject line.