IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Stouffville, ON (Sept. 3, 2025) – With kids heading back to school and the house a little quieter, empty nesters now have a unique opportunity to open their hearts and homes to animals in need. The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society is urgently seeking foster volunteers to provide temporary, loving care for animals who need extra support before they’re ready for adoption.
The foster program supports animals who are too young, sick, injured, under-socialized, or stressed to thrive in an animal centre environment. The Ontario SPCA is currently looking for foster volunteers who can:
Provide a temporary home for dogs and cats needing a little extra help learning new behaviours
Care for animals with medical needs, such as those taking medication or recovering from surgery
Support pregnant dogs and help care for their puppies after birth
Provide bottle feeding and round-the-clock care
And have no other cats or dogs already in the home
“Fostering not only gives an animal in need a loving home, it also brings joy, companionship, and purpose to the foster family,” says Kim Dooley, Provincial Manager, Volunteer Development, Ontario SPCA and Humane Society. “It’s a meaningful way to fill an empty house – and heart – while making a life-changing difference.”
To apply to become a foster volunteer and change an animal’s life, visit ontariospca.ca/foster
As a registered charity that does not receive annual government funding, the Ontario SPCA depends on the generosity of volunteers and donors. If you’re not in a position to foster, please consider making a donation to help provide care and shelter to animals in need by visiting ontariospca.ca/donate
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Ontario SPCA and Humane Society
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The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society
The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society is a registered charity that has been changing the lives of animals for 150 years. The Society provides care, comfort and compassion to animals in need in communities across Ontario. It values all animals and advocates to treat them with respect and kindness. The Society strives to keep pets and families together and does so through a variety of community support services, such as sheltering and adoptions, including emergency sheltering, feral cat management programs, animal transfers, food distribution, humane education, animal advocacy, and spay/neuter services.
The Ontario SPCA does not receive annual government funding and relies on donations to provide programs and services to help animals in need. To learn more, or to donate, visit ontariospca.ca. Charitable Business # 88969-1044-RR0002.
The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society Provincial Office sits on the traditional territory of the Wendat, the Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Mississaugas of Scugog, Hiawatha and Alderville First Nations and the Métis Nation. This territory was the subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Iroquois Confederacy and the Ojibwe and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. The treaties that were signed for this particular parcel of land are collectively referred to as the Williams Treaties of 1923.
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