Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Multnomah County Animal Services.
MCAS requires that volunteers license their cats and dogs according to county ordinance and that the primary caregiver for the foster animal is over the age of 18.
Please complete this form if you are interested in fostering dogs, cats, kittens, rabbits, birds, rodents, or farm animals. Foster volunteers take animals in to their homes to provide a temporary, loving, caring, healthy, and safe environment for shelter animals.
The MCAS Foster Pet Program provides temporary care for adoptable animals with special needs that cannot be easily met at the shelter. Foster homes also serve as a way to learn more information about animals before determining their adoptability. Most animals that need to be fostered have additional medical or behavioral challenges. This could be an adult cat or dog recovering from a medical procedure, an animal that is being treated for an illness, has a terminal illness, or is in need of behavior modification. Neonate kittens that need to be bottle fed, moms and kittens, and other specialties are also included.
There are a number of steps in this application process. Once you complete this form you will receive an email with a link to a foster survey to find out what kind of animals you would like to foster and what animal needs (medical or behavioral) you are willing and able to provide for, in addition to learning more about your home, children, and current pets. Please complete the foster survey as soon as possible.
*The number of animals needing to be fostered fluctuates.
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