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Kitten season is here!

We all love seeing strong, healthy kittens go off to their forever homes. But it’s not always easy to get them there. Thankfully, we’re able to do it thanks to a group of very special volunteers: our foster providers.

Like all babies, kittens are vulnerable. Their immune systems are developing. We vaccinate all of our cats against deadly viruses as soon as they arrive at our Adoption & Resource Centre. But many of our kittens are too young for this vaccine – which means that, in a building with new cats coming in every day, they could get dangerously ill.

That’s why foster homes are so important! When kittens are in foster care, their chances of getting ill are much lower. Plus, they get to hang out with one or more humans every day – which makes them much more social when they’re ready to go to their forever home.

And if mom is with them, then mom gets to care for her babies in a quiet, stress-free environment away from the sounds and smells of our Adoption & Resource Centre.

We are looking for foster homes who have:

• Reliable access to a car in order to transport kittens for vaccine appointments, checkups, and in the event of an emergency
• Regular phone and email access to communicate with us
• A spare room to keep kittens (and mom) away from other pets
• Willingness to bring kittens in for Monday afternoon vet visits
• Ability to bring kittens in for checkups during our opening hours (note: we do our last kitten checkup one hour before closing)

Want to help? Click here for upcoming foster orientation dates and our foster application form

DID YOU KNOW? Fostering helps animals AND people. Here’s what some of last year’s fosters had to say:

“My family fosters kittens when the kids are on summer holidays. It keeps the kids busy all summer long. It also teaches them about responsibility in a way I wouldn’t be able to teach them just by talking to them about it.” – Christine, Torbay

“I retired last summer. My foster kittens kept my house lively. I didn’t miss work at all!” – Graham, Mt. Pearl

“My roommates and I are all students. We can’t afford our own pets, but we have a blast fostering kittens!” – Stacey, St. John’s

“I studied to be a vet assistant. Taking care of foster kittens helped me learn to let them go, something I have to do all the time in clinic life.” – Karen, St. John’s