Thank you for your interest in becoming a foster volunteer! Many of the animals that Denver Animal Shelter (DAS) provides care for each year need additional care before they can be made available for adoption. The shelter can provide that care through our Foster Program with the help of our volunteers that open up their loving homes.
When you choose to foster a homeless pet, you’re taking home an animal that would otherwise stay at the shelter. By becoming their temporary home, you can provide them with a safe environment until they find their forever home. In a foster home, animals feel the love and support of their foster pet parents and can overcome fears, recover from trauma, and fully express their personalities – all critical factors in increasing adoption rates.
Foster volunteers are provided with pet supplies, including food, for their foster pets.
Currently, we have a high number of animals in our care. As such, DAS has streamlined the foster process.
To become a Foster Volunteer, please complete the following interest form. Once we receive your interest form, you will be contacted by a member of our team to complete the next steps. Before you are approved as a foster, you will need to complete an application, watch a 45-minute onboarding video, complete and pass a background check, and complete a virtual home visit.