adoption & fostering

If your New Year’s resolution is to go green, consider animal rescue.

Plus, tips on how to make it work with term papers, exams, and a busy social life.

Fostering a pet can be one way to help a person in need escape a dangerous situation.

“It was love at 30,000 feet,” Lucky Dog Animal Rescue’s CEO said.

These shelters and rescue organizations are in need of emergency fosters and donations.

These organizations are assisting with rescue efforts—and they need your help.

Ready to make a difference in a kitten’s life?

And what you can do to help.

Without the advocacy they need, these animals rely on Americans for help.

The nonprofit’s page was hacked, leaving their operations paused and potential adopters vulnerable to theft.

Here are six very good reasons why you should reconsider.

Adoption isn’t for everyone—here are other ways you can be there for animals in need.

Find out how you can help the pets affected by the storm.

And why the problem of long-term rescue and foster animals persists.

Vieques is now an island where “you don’t see roaming, starving dogs and cats.”

From medical history to adoption fees to litter preferences, here is everything you need to know.

How to christen your cat with an ingenious name (and IG handle).

Split your time sipping cocktails by the beach and being a “voluntourist” for puppies and kittens in need.

For starters: No, they’re not all traumatized and yes, you can find a purebred puppy at a shelter.

A study found that millennials are choosing pets over kids. Here’s why.

A new program aims to reduce overcrowding in shelters.

Man has a new best friend.

Local lawmakers think breeding has gotten out of control.

“We learned dogs are born with three legs and a spare.”

Hannah Shaw, aka Kitten Lady, on how you can care for orphaned kittens this spring.

Per the US Surgeon General, loneliness is as dangerous for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Here are ways pets can solve that.

From hosting fundraisers to posting about their adopted pets, stars can have a huge impact on animal-rescue efforts.

That’s right, you can write off all that puppy food (and pee pads).

ASSERT is the first on the ground for emergency aid around the world.

Like this New Jersey shelter, you can add a purpose to your payback this Valentine’s Day.

A new study suggests that fostering can help combat the nationwide loneliness epidemic.

It is a serious issue around the world.

Overcrowding is at an all-time high.

Seriously, you can donate to shelters just by shopping!

The holiday season is not so jolly for a lot of pet rescues. Here’s how they help their animals — and their volunteers and staff members — this time of year.

It’s one of the best ways you can spend your time this season.

Puppies and kittens are cute, but read this expert advice before attaching a bow to their collars and handing them to a pal.

The rescue advocate and pet nutrition brand are partnering with Greater Good Charities for a contest that will reward 20 shelters across the U.S. $1,000 grants. 

Here’s why bonded kitties, senior cats, and felines with FIV make just as amazing pets as any other.

Some animal rescues allow trial runs for interested adopters. Get the scoop on how foster-to-adopt programs work.

It’s a big decision, so check these boxes before you sign on the dotted line.

A rundown of the most common cat expenses.

How one cat colony inspired their hundreds of thousands of social media followers to care about cat rescue — and became superstars in the process.

Here’s how to help your rescue kitty feel at home.

Here are the pinkest, sparkliest, wittiest Barbie movie-inspired names for your dog or cat.

A veterinary nutritionist explains why your cat isn’t eating and how to increase their appetite.

How five aspiring pet parents are getting their feet wet by moonlighting as shelter volunteers and dog walkers.

If you can adopt, foster, or donate, Stray Cat Alliance needs your help to care for a “tsunami of kittens.”

New trends we can totally get behind.

The Biden administration’s plan has been blocked by SCOTUS. Here’s how pets’ lives could have been better if their parents had extra cash.

NYC’s only nonprofit cat cafe is almost too good to be real. Catch their Feline Film Festival this Saturday, June 10.

From where to begin looking to what the adoption process entails to how to prepare your home for your new pet.

Some besties are inseparable, and that’s not always a bad thing.

Age isn’t always just a number.

Brooklyn pets and parents can expect their new neighbor to arrive this summer.

In volunteers’ Instagram videos, you’ll see both the joy and the fatigue behind finding these deserving pets homes.

This potential legislation could save the lives of countless shelter dogs. Here’s how you can help.

This is the Paula Cole parody that rescue orgs are singing as they struggle to find people to foster pets.

Hosts Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes are putting their money where their mics are. 

How a rescue cat named Pedro Pspspscal went viral and found a new home.

Ten steps for keeping your cat out of trouble.

Advice from parents who truly do it all.

Adopting a foster pet doesn’t isn’t always the right choice. But for these families, it turned out to be the only one.

Sound advice from seasoned dog and cat parents who have been there.

The San Diego-based rescue’s 300 volunteers take saving Mexican street dogs as seriously as a full-time job (but have fun doing it).

Cat behaviorist Kristiina Wilson on the importance of socializing cats.

All the steps you can take.

Because rescue kitties deserve your crowdfunding cash, too.

The time to foster is now.

Why adopting two kittens may be easier (and better for them) than adopting one.

With the help of flight, this nonprofit is saving animals and relocating them to loving homes across the country.  

7 tips for acing your inspection and bringing your new pup home.

With great cuteness comes great responsibility. A vet breaks down everything you need to know when you bring home a new kitten.

Angela Rafuse on how her grandfather’s cat inspired her to start a nonprofit and find new homes for the cats of terminally ill pet parents.

“With ShapoShelter, we’re going to highlight the stories of these poor animals that can’t tell their own stories in the hopes of finding them new homes.”

The state passed a bill that will end the inhumane breeding and transport process. 

The Insta-famous cat dad on fostering 40 kittens, changing stereotypes, and everything you need to know about adopting.

The lion-hearted animal advocate on rescuing her first kitten in a tree, designing an orphaned animal nursery, and becoming an Instagram sensation.

Ready to take the plunge? Here’s everything you need to know about applying to adopt a pet.

If you’re helping out a homeless pet, shouldn’t that be worth a freebie? The reality is, it costs a lot of money to care for shelter animals and to keep a shelter clean and safe.

A week before the big game, we hit the gridiron with the longtime official on adoptable puppies, special needs MVPs, and hosts Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg.

Double the trouble or double the fun? Dog trainer Lindsay Hamrick weighs in.

When you realize your home or lifestyle is not a good fit for your pet, you’re put in an unenviable position. But it doesn’t have to be a lose-lose. 

“Having dogs, rescue dogs, is not always convenient or comfortable — you have to get used to being uncomfortable. But it’s so worth it. The love is immeasurable.”

For Nathan Kehn, building cat forts, scooping litter boxes, and traveling the country to rescue stray kitties is all in a day’s work.

Adoptable kittens, nitro cold brew, and beach vibes? On my way...

Feels high stakes because it kind of is.

Kitten, please! I adopted a couple of seniors because cats, like wine, only get better with age.