Change an animal’s life, for free

When you foster with SAAP you pick the age, breed, size, how many, and how often you have an animal in your home.

SAAP covers all vet care and medication costs.

Temporary fosters are also needed when full-time fosters are unavailable to host their foster pets.

Fosters are responsible for:

  • Feed and water animal at least 2x day

  • Continue house and crate training

  • Socialize and exercise the animal

  • Administer medications provided by our partner vet

  • Submit a description of the pet’s personality to ensure a best fit adoption

  • Transport animal to/from vet, and to/from adoption events

  • * Pregnant and nursing animals need extra care, scroll to learn more!

SAAP provides fosters with:

  • Collars, harnesses, and leashes

  • Crate and bed

  • Litter and litter box

  • Food and treats

  • Food and water dishes

  • Towels and blankets

  • Medication, if necessary

Want to talk to someone before filling out a foster application?

Submit a Contact form or email saap@adoptastray.com and one of our volunteers will reach out to you. Thanks for considering fostering with SAAP!

FAQs

  • While you will certainly develop a bond with every animal that stays in your home, most fosters find that seeing animals get adopted to loving homes is very rewarding and allows them the opportunity to save another life!

  • Absolutely NONE! SAAP provides all supplies needed to care for your foster animal, and you provide all the love and a safe environment. SAAP covers the cost of all vetting and medications but asks that fosters transport their foster animal to vet visits as needed.

  • Foster animals may be in their foster home for days or weeks until they are adopted. SAAP offers opportunities for long term and short term fostering options and any amount of time you can offer is beneficial to both the animal and the SAAP.

  • Yes, we welcome pet owners as fosters! When you foster with SAAP you pick the age, breed, size, how many, and how often you have a foster animal in your home. SAAP’s intake team provides short bios of all available foster animals to ensure the animal you pick is a good fit for your home!

  • Yes, you can foster for SAAP if you live in an apartment, but we will confirm with your landlord that pets are allowed on the property as well as any breed or size restrictions.

  • No, SAAP does not require foster to have a fence to foster a dog. You must be able to safely contain them via leash walking or tie outs.