Become A
Foster.
Foster families are the heart of our mission. They help animals heal, grow, and prepare for their forever homes — and we simply couldn’t do this work without them.
Open Your Home. Save a Life.
While our shelter provides a safe space, many animals thrive best in a calm, loving home environment. That’s where our fosters come in.
Every year, RBARI houses and rescues hundreds of cats and dogs. Though we have kennels and cages at the shelter for them to reside, we have many young and older animals that would benefit and thrive in a loving home, in addition to many medically or behaviorally needing animals who require a special person to give them the time, care, and patience to become ready for adoption. That is why we count and rely on our amazing foster families to be there when the animals need them most.
We are currently looking for fosters who can help with the following needs:
Behavioral or
Socialization
Experienced fosters for animals that require socialization or that can assist us in working with animals with behavioral needs
Quiet, Adult-only Households
Fosters with a quiet, all adult household
Newborn and
Bottle Feeding
Fosters with experience working with bottle babies
Pet-free
Households
Fosters that have no other pets, or a floor/area of their house where our animals can be without exposure to other animals
Medical/Hospice
Fosters
Medical/hospice fosters (Those that assist us with animals that are elderly or require medication)
Large Dog
Friendly
Fosters that have experience working with and being around large breed dogs
We provide our fosters with the medical care, food, and supplies needed, so that all that you are asked to provide is the loving home, time, and commitment to getting our animals ready for adoption. Fostering can last from a period of several days to a few weeks or months, depending on the situation.
If you think you are able to provide a home for one of the animals with the above requirements, please fill out one of our applications above, or email adoptlove@rbari.org with any questions about the specific program.