Foster a pet

If you are interested in opening your home and providing socialization and love to a shelter animal, fostering might be for you! Fostering helps the pet you foster, and it also opens up a cage or kennel space for us to save another pet! Time commitments range from just a weekend, to a few weeks and possibly even several months, depending on your availability and interests. 

Foster Requirements: 

• Follow all policies and procedures as outlined in the Foster Care Manual (1.38 MB). 
• Access e-mail regularly and provide transportation to and from AAC.
• Provide some food and supplies for foster pets.
• Have up-to-date rabies vaccinations for all animals living in your home.

• Foster applications can take up to a week to process depending on volume - you will receive confirmation once you are approved. 
• Please check your junk/spam folder! 

What kind of animals need fosters? 

• Adult dogs and cats needing a break from the shelter. This can be anywhere from a couple of days to several months, depending on the type of pet and its particular needs.
• Dogs on the Urgent Placement list.
• Dogs and cats with special behavioral needs. Some of our animals lack socialization and training, and time spent in a foster home (one week to one month, or longer) working on obedience and basic skills can be lifesaving!
• Underage kittens.  
• Neonatal kittens! They need bottle feeding every two to six hours, depending on their age. 
• Pets featured on the "Who Needs You Most" Trello board.
• Animals recovering from illness, injury, or surgery. If you don’t have any other pets or have a large, quiet area of your home separate from other pets, we need you most of all for these types of animals! Having a quiet place to rest and recover makes a huge difference.

AAC Hours

• Walk-In Adoption & Reclaim: Daily 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Pet Resource Center: Daily 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for microchips and resources

Shelter address

7201 Levander Loop, Austin, TX 78702