PAWS Connections
Foster Care
A safe, quiet foster home allowed Abigail to recover from the loss of her front leg. The tri-pawed cat is now living her best life in the same home after adoption.
Key to Helping Animals Thrive
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id you know that the PAWS Foster Care Program saves more than 2,000 lives each year? When PAWS receives animals that are not quite ready for adoption, we look to volunteer foster homes to care for them. These volunteers can foster as often as they are able – whether that’s once every few months or all the time. Foster parents provide temporary care for cats, kittens, dogs and puppies in their own homes. Most homes are located in King and Snohomish Counties with easier access to PAWS, but some foster families are also in Kitsap and Pierce Counties. Some animals need as little as two weeks of care while others may need up to three months. When a volunteer is contacted with a foster care request, they receive information about an animal’s needs to determine if they are a good fit. There is no pressure to take an animal at any time as there are ample opportunities to foster. If a match is made, foster families come to PAWS Companion Animal Shelter in Lynnwood to pick up the foster animal (or more than one animal if the — CONTINUED INSIDE
Although she arrived at PAWS with a number of serious medical conditions, Lola quickly regained her health thanks to the help of a foster family.
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