Foster Care/Temporary Shelter for Animals

12 Matching Service Providers

Animal Friends

Shelter and Veterinary Services

Rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes animals in crisis. Offers education, advocacy, affordable services, and inspires a community where the animal-human bond is celebrated and nurtured.

562 Camp Horne Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15237

Eligibility: Call or visit website for full eligibiltiy requirements regarding needed program.

Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 11:00am to 7:00pm
Saturday and Sunday, 10:00am to 5:00pm

Brandywine Valley SPCA

Community Service Program

Promotes the welfare and humane treatment of animals and serves as an advocate on their behalf.

1212 Phoenixville Pike
West Chester, PA 19380

Eligibility: Residents of Chester County

Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 12:00pm to 7:00pm; Saturday and Sunday, 11:00 to 5:00pm

Center for Animal Health and Welfare

Animal Shelter and Adoption Services

No-kill shelter provides a safe and healthy environment for animals. Services include adoptions, a foster program, and a low-cost spay/neuter program.

1165 Island Park Road
Easton, PA 18042

Eligibility: Accepts stray and lost animals; Individuals must be 18 and older to adopt a pet

Hours: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Tuesday, Thursday, 12:00pm to 8:00pm
Saturday, 12:00pm to 6:00pm

Central PA Humane Society

Dog and Cat Foster Opportunities

CPHS utilizes foster homes for stressed animals who are not handling the shelter environment well and need to be in a home environment.

1837 East Pleasant Valley Boulevard
Altoona, PA 16602

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Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter

Animal Shelter

Protects, shelter and adopt homeless animals. Assists in returning lost pets to their owners, place adoptable pets with responsible owners, aid in the prevention of cruelty and neglect to animals through educational effort, and legal citations as necessary.

5051 Letterkenny Road West
Chambersburg, PA 17201

Eligibility: No limitations or restrictions

Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 12:00pm to 4:00pm

Furry Friends Network

Animal Adoption and Fostering

Provides fostering and adoption opputunities for homeless pets. Not a shelter, animals are placed in foster homes while adoptive homes are found.

PO Box 519
Boiling Springs, PA 17007

Eligibility: Adults age 18 and older

Hours: Irregular - call for details.

Heavenly Paws Animal Shelter

Store and Foster Volunteers

Offers opportunities to volunteer at the rescue. Also accepts donations in the form of pet food, gift cards, or other monetary donations.

3678 Aldinger Road
Seven Valleys, PA 17360

Eligibility: No limitations or restrictions

Hours: Monday through Sunday, 8:00am to 5:00pm

Hospaws

Temporary Animal Shelter

Provides local residents who are in need of medical care, with the assistance they need in order to care for their pets. Hospaws is a volunteer run organization.

304 Depot Street
Suite 100
Youngwood, PA 15697

Eligibility: Temporary care of pets while an owner is hospitalized.

Hours: Arrangementscan be made up to 12 weeks of care for your pet(s). This may include in home or foster care.

Lancaster Center for Animal Life-Saving

Animal Shelter

Offers a SAFE Haven program that allows pet owners respite from caring for their pet after an emergency.

2195 Lincoln Highway East
Lancaster, PA 17602

Eligibility: Serves individuals affected by personal catastrophe such as a fire or flood, a hospital stay or inpatient at a rehab facility, military personnel on temporary assignment or relocation, victims of domestic violence, etc.

Hours: Monday through Sunday, 9:00am to 5:00pm

Red Paw Emergency Relief Team

Disaster Related Pet Supplies and Pet Hotel Fee Support

Assists individuals and families who have been displaced from their homes in finding and paying for pet-friendly accommodation in the wake of a residential fire or other disaster.

Provides supplies and pet hotel fees for animals involved in residential fires or other emergency incidents in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties.

Confidential Address

Eligibility: Call for information

Hours: 24/7

(267) 289-2729

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Safe Berks

Safe Haven for Pets

Foster care for pets of survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault sometimes available through a partnership with the Humane Society and other local animal welfare organizations. Pet food, veterinary care, supplies available.

255 Chestnut Street
Reading, PA 19602

Eligibility: Survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault

Hours: 24/7

Victim Outreach Intervention Center

Short Term Foster Care for Pets