Santa Maria Animal Center Foster Page

Every year hundreds of kittens enter the Santa Maria Animal Center. At times, we also have a need for nursing dogs and cats with kittens, under aged puppies, adult animals, and injured animals to find foster homes. Even with the help of dedicated foster homes, we struggle to find enough homes to care for the numbers we see. This is your opportunity to get involved. We will post a photo and description of the animal(s) in need of foster care. If you are in a position to assist, you will need to contact the shelter or number listed for each post. Even if you just foster one litter, you are saving lives.

All supplies and support are provided. Foster parents do need to isolate fosters for 10-14 days or the entire time they are in the home. Foster parents must be able to transport the foster animals to and from the shelter for check ups and medical needs.

All foster animals, unless transferred to a rescue group, will remain the property of Santa Barbara County Animal Services and must be brought into the shelter for treatment, alteration, and adoption.