Foster Program

What is fostering?

Fostering is providing a temporary home for an animal outside the shelter. Fostering can be a wonderful experience for both you and the animal, and truly makes a difference in shelter pets and the ability for the shelter to function.

There are many ways to foster a pet from CAA:

Long-term: When an animal is taken out of the shelter environment into a home environment to prepare them for adoption or transport to another rescue.

Short-term: provides insight into the animal’s behavior and personality outside the shelter environment.

Transport: When an animal is cared for outside of the shelter environment during their waiting period before they leave for a rescue. This is the perfect opportunity to get involved at CAA without the commitment of long-term fostering or the need to advertise for an adopter because they already have placement with our receiving partners.

Neonate: Is for puppies and kittens under the age of 4 weeks. Neonates require much more assistance and round-the-clock monitoring than the shelter environment can typically provide.

Become a foster

Foster Resources

(for currently registered member of our foster program)

Emergency Foster Return Appointments

Please schedule an appointment to return your emergency-foster animal to the shelter.