Empowering Neonatal Kitten Finders to Foster This Kitten Season

Gain expert insights and practical tips on empowering kitten finders to foster in this video featuring Carrie LaLonde, Shelter Engagement Strategist, as she guides you through best practices and the resources below. 

Foster Finder Programming

• Foster Finder Materials
  • Friendly Finder Playbook - Best Friends
  • Finder to Foster SOP - Pasco Animal Services
  • Finder-to-Foster Programming Guide - Human Animal Support Services
• Foster Finder Communications
  • Editable Template: Lost & Found Pet Action Guide - HeARTs Speak
  • Getting Pets Adopted Directly from Foster Homes - Maddie’s Fund

Kitten Care & Foster Programming

• Medical Care
  • Kitten programs 2.0 part 1: Re-examining medical protocols for neonates - Best Friends
  • Medical Care for Kittens Playbook - Best Friends
• General Care
  • Kitten Care Cheat Sheets - ASPCA Pro
  • Foster Kitten Guidelines - Maddie’s Fund
  • Bottle Feeding - Kitten Lady
  • Neonatal Kitten Toolkit - Best Friends
  • Kitten Support Trello Board – Best Friends
    • Use this Trello board as a template. Copy it and customize with relevant resources and information to refer citizens to when they find kittens.
• Foster Programming
  • Tackle kitten season head-on by putting a solid foster program in place - Best Friends
  • Simultaneously Message Kitten Foster Recruitment and Leaving Healthy Kittens in Place - ASPCA Pro
  • Sample Documents
    • Kitten Foster Manual - Best Friends
    • Kitten Intake for Foster Programs – ASPCA

Access Neonatal Kitten Marketing & Communications Resources in this guide dedicated to marketing and creative templates.