CALLING ALL FOSTER PARENTS!

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Every year in the spring and summer months, thousands of unwanted or homeless of kittens are born, many of them ending up at our facility or at the city's Department of Animal Care and Control. The Adoption Pact between ACC and The SF SPCA enables us to try to save the lives of all underage kittens and puppies abandoned in our city's shelters. But in order to save lives we need your help!

WE NEED KITTEN FOSTER PARENTS!

The San Francisco SPCA is asking animal lovers to sign up with our Foster Parents Registry.

By doing so, you pledge to provide love, nourishment and heaping amounts of TLC to kittens and their mothers in need of a few weeks' care in your home. (We also occasionally need foster parents for puppies, as well as adult dogs and cats.)

We'll call you when a litter and mother cat are available to be fostered. The SF SPCA will provide you with food, medications if needed, and an unlimited supply of motherly advice.

When the kittens are old enough and healthy enough to be adopted -- at about eight weeks of age in most cases -- you bring them back to us and we place them all in loving homes. What could be more rewarding? Not much!

Volunteer Opportunities Available and needed!

Volunteer Care: 

• Provide care and socialization to the cats/kittens in your care
• Contact the foster staff or medical help staff when any possible concerns develop
• Bring kittens/cats back when scheduled, including bringing them in for vaccinations
• When the kittens/cats are ready for adoption, the foster parent must surrender them back to the SPCA for placement
• Get a sick cat/kitten to The SF/SPCA (or authorized alternative) quickly in case of an emergency

Qualifications:

• Must be extremely conscientious about monitoring the medical condition, energy level and behavior of the cats/ kittens in your care
• Genuine concern for the welfare of animals, consistent with the  philosophy of The SF/SPCA
• Willing to ask questions or call with any possible concerns
• Ability to work independently and follow instructions/policies
• Willing to separate foster animals from your own cats

Please contact us if you are interested in becoming a Foster Parent, or if you have any questions about fostering, please email us at foster@sfspca.org or call 415-522-3542.