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Department of Health Services

Sonoma County Animal Services

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How to Start Fostering

Watch our Foster Program Training presentation

Complete our Foster Program Application

Once we receive your application , we will review it and contact you.

Once your appliction is approved, please complete the Foster Care Contract.

Foster Application Foster Contract


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How You Can Help

Seeking Weekend B&B Vacation Homes for our Shelter Dogs.  Fostering is a very special way to make a difference for shelter animals and to try out having a dog in your home. By providing a weekend home you will help the dogs:

  • Instantly de-stress
  • Feel loved every day
  • Protect their well-being 
  • Give insight into their behaviors for potential adopters 
  • Acclimate into a calm and stable home environment while awaiting adoption

We provide all of the foster supplies needed. We are grateful to all of the wonderful people who provide foster homes. We look forward to hearing from you!

SEE OUR FOSTER FLYER SEE A GUIDE TO DOG FOSTERING