The best kind of temporary

Foster a pet, save a life

Open your home for a few weeks and give an animal the space, love, and rest they need to thrive.

How fostering works

Three easy steps

Apply in minutes

Tell us a little about your home and what kind of foster fits your life.

Get set up

We provide food, crates, litter, toys, bedding, and any medicine — plus a quick orientation.

Foster & celebrate

Give love and updates. When your foster is adopted, you helped make it happen — and you get first dibs.

Become a foster 🏠

Why it matters

Foster homes make room to save more

Some animals — bottle babies, recovering patients, or shy dogs who don't shine in a kennel — do so much better in a home. Every foster frees up space and gives another animal a chance.

We cover food, supplies & vet care
Short commitments — often just 2–3 weeks
Fall in love with your foster? You get first dibs

Foster a Pet in Spartanburg

Choose to foster a pet in Spartanburg and you give an animal something a shelter never can: the comfort of a real home. Foster families open space in our kennels, help puppies and kittens grow, give recovering animals a quiet place to heal, and show shy pets that people can be trusted.

Fostering with the Spartanburg Humane Society is flexible and fully supported. We provide the supplies, food, and medical care — you provide the couch, the walks, and the love. Whether you can help for a weekend or a few weeks, your spare room can be the reason an animal makes it to adoption day.

It works in three easy steps: apply, get matched with a pet who fits your household, and bring them home. Curious what to expect? The ASPCA pet care guides are a helpful primer, and our team is always a call away.

Every foster home multiplies our impact — when one pet moves to your couch, a kennel opens for the next animal who needs rescue. Learn about adopting your foster, or explore more ways to help. Ready to foster a pet in Spartanburg? Sign up today and open your home to save more lives.