FOster Resources
For Redwood City Foster Parents
Report Health Issues
If your foster animal is having a medical emergency, please call our medical hotline at 650-421-3009 (8am - 4:30pm, seven days a week) or Sage Animal Hospital at 650-417-7243 (4:30pm - 8am).
If your animal is having a non-emergency medical issue (see foster manuals), please report it to our medical team using the link below. We will get back to you within 24 hours, usually much sooner.
report Behavior incidents
If you feel unsafe, please secure your foster animal in a crate or room and immediately call our animal behaviorist at 650-367-1405 x 256.
If you experience a worrisome behavior with your foster animal (see foster manuals), please contact our behavioral team using the link below. Also use this form for questions about socialization, house training, crate training, or nuisance behaviors. We will get back to you soon.
Download our Foster manuals
Our kitten, cat, puppy and dog foster care manuals are the comprehensive source for information about preparing for, bringing home and caring for foster animals. Read them online or download and print them for easy reference.
Fill out OUR ADOPTION APPLICATION
For any animal you foster, you (and your family and close friends) will be allowed to submit the first adoption application. If your application is approved, we’ll give you an approximate pick up date and notify you when the animal becomes available.
Click the below link and fill out our application. Be sure to tell us if you’re the animal’s foster, or a friend of the foster.
Read more about our adoption requirements
Adoption Application