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Not Ready to Adopt? Become a Foster Hero!
Maybe you're not ready for a lifelong commitment—but you can still save a life! 🐾
Tiny kittens and puppies sometimes arrive at our shelter without their mothers and need round-the-clock care—something we just can’t provide in-house. That’s where foster homes make all the difference! These babies only need a temporary place to stay until they’re about 12 weeks old and ready for adoption after spay/neuter and vaccines.
WCHS is implementing new foster initiatives in partnership with our Humane Department and our Safe Pets program. These are temporary fostering programs specific to animals who come into our care as a part of a Humane Agent Investigation or through our Safe Pets program, which allows victims of domestic violence or emergency hospitalization to remain or be reunited with their pets. Providing a safe, stable environment during this time ensures not only the welfare of the animals in these situations, but also keeps precious shelter space open for routine intakes. Since these programs involve more sensitive circumstances, they operate a bit differently from our traditional fostering program.
We also have “special needs” pets who need a calm space to recover from surgery or may be too old to be kept safely and comfortably in shelter.
We provide the food, supplies, and vet care—you provide the love, comfort, and a safe space.
If you're interested, please reach out wchsvolunteercoordinator@gmail.com to see which pets are currently in need of a foster home. All fosters must complete the above application and be approved before bringing a pet home.
Fostering saves lives—and you could be the reason a pet gets their second chance.
