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Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department (Animal Services) is in urgent need of pet foster parents. Animal Services experiences an influx of animals at the shelter during the summer months including orphaned kittens.
To contribute to the goal of saving animal lives, Animal Services is seeking volunteers able to care for dogs and orphaned neonate kittens (0-2 months old) by serving as fosters and Kitten Cuddlers. The department will provide training and supplies needed to care for the shelter pets and neonate kittens to help them survive and thrive without their mother’s care.
Due to the high risk of infectious diseases, the shelter environment is not suitable for these vulnerable newborn kittens. Once the kittens can eat on their own, they can be placed on the adoption floor at Animal Services’ Pet Adoption and Protection Center in Doral or made available at other offsite adoption locations to find their forever home.
Animal Services will provide all veterinary care for these kittens, as well as sterilization before they are adopted. It is the department’s hope to find homes for our Miami-Dade County orphaned kittens.
The success in saving these vulnerable lives depends on foster parents. Participants and their families also can earn volunteer hours. Students can receive community service hours.
There is a series of orientations offered throughout the county where you can participate and obtain more information and training.
Remaining dates are: May 4, 6:30 p.m., at South Miami Library, 6000 Sunset Dr., and May 10, 6:30 p.m., at Westchester Regional Library, 9445 Coral Way.
To attend one of the foster fair orientation events in person or via Zoom Meetings, RSVP at pet-foster-orientation.eventbrite.com. Space is limited.
