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Pet Adoption and Fostering

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Dog Foster Care Manual

This dog foster care resource is for people new to fostering. Animal shelters and rescue groups can tailor it for their own purposes.

Girl with her family's foster care dog, a white Labrador Retriever mix

Creating an Online Orientation for Animal Foster Care Volunteers

Rescue groups and shelters may want to consider creating an animal foster care volunteers online orientation option to acquire more pet foster homes.

Man cradling a tortoiseshell colored cat in his arms

How to Choose a Dog: Find Your Match

Learn tips for how to choose a dog for you and your lifestyle. Should you get a puppy or adult, purebred or mixed breed? Where can you adopt a dog?

a group of puppies huddled together

Cat Foster Care Manual

Best Friends' cat foster care manual has info on preparing for, bringing home and caring for a foster cat. This guide can be tailored to your organization.

This boy and his family are fostering this sweet brown tabby cat.

Caring for Orphaned Newborn Puppies: Feeding, Socializing, and More

If you're caring for orphaned newborn puppies, here are tips for feeding, weaning, basic medical care, disease prevention, vet checkups, and socialization.

newborn puppy held by a gloved hand

Bottle-Feeding Kittens: A Comprehensive Guide

This guide provides instructions for caring for bottle-feeding kittens — aka "bottle babies" or very young kittens who have been abandoned or orphaned.

Bottle-feeding kitten with milk on her face

Best Friends Pet Adoption Survey Results

Americans love pets, but how do they feel about shelter animals and adopting? View the Best Friends' pet adoption survey results.

Smiling adopted small terrier mix dog on an orange chair

Pet Adoption: How to Find a Dog, Cat, or Other Pet to Adopt

There are many good reasons to adopt a pet from an animal shelter or rescue group. Learn all about the process of pet adoption and how to find the right pet for you.

Smiling person hugging a shaggy dog

Tips for Picking a Pet Who's Right for Your Lifestyle

Picking a pet who's right for your lifestyle and not sure where to start? Learn what factors to consider when choosing the best pet for you.

woman considering picking a pet dog during a meet and greet outside with a smiling white-and-brown dog

Animal Shelter Dogs: Promoting Them for Adoption

This action kit gives instructions of how to promote shelter dogs for adoption. Get tips on promoting individual dogs and holding adoption events.

There are many ways to promote animal shelter dogs like this pooch, aptly named Charmer.

Kitten Foster Manual

Comprehensive resource of how to foster a kitten or litter of kittens, with or without their mother. Info on feeding, vet care, socializing and more.

Two fluffy kittens snuggling

Rehoming a Pet With Special Needs

Do you need to rehome a pet with special needs? Learn ways to promote the animal, along with websites for pets with specific special needs.

black cat, who has special needs due to hearing difficulties, lying down and looking straight ahead

Rehoming a Pet: Finding a Good New Home

Looking for guidance on rehoming a pet? Learn what to do if you've found a stray animal or need to find a new home for your pet.

two dogs jogging forward and smiling

How to Foster Contagious Cats

Samantha Bell, Best Friends' cat expert, wants to share her experience to ease any doubts about fostering sick cats.

Two kittens with scabies sitting on a tiny couch next to each other

What It's Like to Foster Kittens

Fostering pets is an incredibly heartwarming experience that makes a world of difference and saves lives.

Tabby foster kitten playing with a toy being held by a child sitting on a couch

10 Reasons to Adopt a Cat

If you’ve ever considered adopting a cat or adding another to your crew, now is the time. Here's why.

Gray and white cat lying in a cardboard box