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All adoptable animals are viewable online! Learn what to expect when applying to adopt an animal.

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Fostering an animal means you take a BC SPCA animal into your home and temporarily care for them for us. While they’re in your home, we provide you with food, supplies and medical care. Foster families help animals recover from illness/ injuries, get ready for adoption, and provide them with socialization and love.

If you are unsure about adopting an animal, or unable to make the commitment at this time, fostering can be a great way to bring animals into your life. You can also multiply your impact by caring for many animals during your time as an animal foster.

While fostering is temporary, many foster families fall in love with animals in their care. If an animal is available to be adopted, fosters can apply to be their forever home. In the case of emergency boarding, fosters feel proud of providing a safe temporary home for animals before they are reunited with their family.

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