About Fostering

For these purposes, “compensation” means remuneration paid in money, property, or anything else of value. The dog handler does not pursue a bear or bobcat more than one mile off the property on which the depredation activity occurred. The applicant demonstrates, in writing, the specific need for the use of dogs in carrying out the depredation permit. Any dog that, when unprovoked, in an aggressive manner, inflicts severe injury on or kills a human being.
We will search for a deserving adopter for your foster pet, and we invite you to be as involved in that process as you wish to be. When Best Friends launched the No-Kill Los Angeles initiative in 2012, only 56% of the dogs and cats in the city’s shelters were making it out alive. But thanks to the hard work of so many, including the entire NKLA Coalition, https://californiadogfoster.wordpress Mayor Garcetti, Los Angeles Animal Services, our fabulous local community and devoted volunteers, we are thrilled to announce a sustained save rate of 90.49% for 2020. Mprove the quality of life for dogs and cats in our community, find homes for animals in need, and provide support for people who need assistance with care for their animals.

Every day brings new opportunities to save a life and build a family. Now learn all the best ways to care for him, from training tips to health and safety guidelines. Your best animal friend deserves the best care, and we are committed to providing services you can afford.
The concept of a community based non-profit shelter was born over lunch in June 2011. The only condition sought by the initial committee members was that the new shelter would be “no kill”…meaning it would NOT euthanize animals on the basis of overcrowding, irreparable medical conditions, or behavioral challenges. Because of our courage ACT was able to form Fresno Humane Animal Services and provide Fresno County with a new progressive animal services. ACT is always in need of dedicated motivated volunteers who have a heart for helping the valley's animals!
We offer cat and dog adoptions in a shelter free, foster based environment. We do not receive public funding and rely on our adoption fees and donations to save as many animals as we can. SPARC is a unique partnership between public and private resources with a shared goal of creating a more humane, no-kill system for saving the homeless and abandoned animals of our community.

You may be surprised at how many people are willing to give it. If they’re not in it for the animal, they’re likely not a good fit. Also, take a good look around their home — if it’s too small or they have too many other animals, fostering might be difficult for both the people and the pets involved. Whenever possible, you should talk to a foster in person.
No action, civil or criminal, shall be maintained for the killing of any such dog. The tag identifying a dog as an assistance dog shall be used only by a person with a disability or a trainer of an assistance dog and shall be of such uniform statewide shape, size, and color as to be easily recognized. Any county, city, or city and county may, by ordinance, elect to utilize the provisions of this section in lieu of Sections and 30654.

If interested in fostering any of these available dogs, please fill out the foster application above. Fostering not only gives dogs a loving place to stay while waiting for adoption, it also gives them a step-up in life. Since 2006, partnering with the Southern California Veterinary Association, DDR offers free vaccinations, deworming, microchipping, flea/tick control, and other wellness services for approximately 3000 community pets per year. The South LA Shelter Intervention program, a collaboration with LA Animal Services, operated out of the South LA Shelter from April 2013-April 2020, providing services for more than 15,000 family pets. Importantly, Governor Newsom also allocated $5 million to UC Davis to develop a program to help shelters throughout the state meet this goal. We depend on the generosity of caring contributors like you.
However, when imposing and collecting a license fee pursuant to this subdivision, the license period shall not extend beyond the remaining period of validity for the current rabies vaccination. The license fee for spayed bitches and neutered males, under this subdivision, shall not exceed 50 percent of the license fee otherwise imposed. The board of supervisors shall fix the compensation of the animal control department for issuing dog license tags.
All animal welfare checks, complaints, and enforcement are handled by the Solano County Sheriff’s Animal Control Division. The HSNB does not have the legal authority to investigate or pursue suspected animal abuse situations. Apply to be a fosterand make a difference to a pet in need. Although they are rugged, strong and can withstand any of Southern California’s weather conditions, the burros face danger every day due to humans.

With her background in non-profit development, Sara realized she could do more for HSNB and joined the board in late 2020. Matt has lived in the Bay Area his whole life and spent most of his growing up years in Benicia. Deciding he wanted to stay in the Bay, he double majored in Accounting and Business while attending Saint Mary’s College of California. Currently residing in Green Valley, his French Bulldog named Oakley takes up the majority of his time. Matt’s first-time volunteering at HSNB was during July 4th, 2018 calming the dogs during the firework shows. If you see an animal you are interested in adopting, please complete the application process below.
Due to incidents of canine distemper virus in our shelters, we are currently quarantining dogs who have either tested positive to been exposed to the disease. As a result, we are in critical need of foster homes to care for these dogs! By getting these deserving pets into foster care, we will reduce the spread of disease, increase the quality of life for dogs during their quarantine period, and free up space in our at-capacity shelters. We have rescued over 13,000 (and counting!) animals and helped over 6000+ Guardians, Shelters & Rescue Assists since November 1998!

Adoption fees include spay/neuter vouchers, health check-ups, City licenses, and microchipping. All adopted animals must be taken from the shelter at the time of adoption. In the state of California, every dog that is over the age of 4 months must be vaccinated against rabies and have a current license. The Inland Valley Humane Society & S.P.C.A. monitors the licensing/rabies control program for residents living in the contracted cities. Less than 1% of the animals that are rescued from the streets and temporarily placed into an animal shelter have some form of I.D.
If you’re not in a position to adopt an animal now, fostering is a great way to see if you are ready for the life-long commitment involved with pet ownership. Foster parents are welcome to help in the re-homing process by sharing photos, attending offsite adoption locations such as PetSmart, or by sponsoring their fosters spay/neuter to reduce the adoption fee. Our foster volunteers are a rugged group of very caring people who do everything from bottle feeding orphaned babies around the clock, to socializing little ones to ensure that they look forward to human and animal interaction. The foster volunteers provide care, safety and love.