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Final Option Sanctuary Team Emergency Rescue, Inc. (F.O.S.T.E.R., Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving the Greater Portland metro area and the Pacific Northwest within a two-hour drive of Portland, Oregon. Primarily focusing on cats, the organization assists animals at extreme risk with foster care, hospice foster placements, feral kitten socialization, and guidance on critical medical needs such as FIP and FIV palliative care. They work with foster families and partner rescues to ensure pets are fully vetted, fixed, and placed into loving homes.
All pets helped into homes must be spayed or neutered prior to placement. In almost all cases, animals must be microchipped and vaccinated, and cats are SNAP-tested for FIV/FeLV if there is a question of exposure.
Interested adopters can contact F.O.S.T.E.R., Inc. directly regarding adoptable foster animals or for placement advice. All animals placed into homes are required to be altered and vetted.
No, F.O.S.T.E.R., Inc. is not an intake animal shelter at this time, but they can provide referrals to reputable regional intake shelters and rescue groups.
All pets helped into homes must be spayed or neutered before placement. In almost all cases, they are microchipped and vaccinated, and cats are SNAP-tested for FIV/FeLV if exposure is suspected.
They provide help finding affordable veterinary care, advice for feral cat and kitten taming/handling, guidance on administering medicine to sick pets (including FIP treatments and FIV support), low-cost spay/neuter options, and rescue support for pregnant ferals or mothers with kittens.
They are active across the Pacific Northwest within roughly a two-hour drive of Portland, Oregon.
F.O.S.T.E.R., Inc. is not an intake animal shelter at this time, but they can provide referrals to regional shelters and rescues that do intake.
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