Help for Shelter Foster Parentsand Shelter Volunteers

Foster families are the backbone of animal rescue. You open your hearts and homes to animals in their greatest time of need, giving them love, care, and a safe place to heal. If you would like help with fostering supplies, scroll down to apply!

Our Foster Family Care Package Program

Making fostering more affordable

We jump in to fund the daily essentials—food, litter, supplies, and equipment.

What Could Be in a Care Package?

Tell us the items your fosters need most

Premium pet food (specify brand preferences)

Comfort items (blankets, toys, heating pads)

Cat litter and puppy training pads

Medical supplies for special needs fosters

Feeding supplies (bowls, bottles, syringes)

Cleaning supplies for accidents and messes

Equipment Library at the Shelter

Need specialized equipment? We've got you covered.

Located in the blue locker by the laundry area at Bastrop County Animal Shelter, our equipment library operates on the honor system. Just write down what you borrow in the notebook inside.

Available equipment includes:

Digital scales for monitoring growth

Heating pads for warmth regulation

Nebulizer for respiratory treatments

Feeding pumps and Bottle-feeding supplies

Recovery cones and medical supplies

How the Program Works

Simple. Fast. Delivered to your door.

Foster through Bastrop County Animal Shelter

(this program is exclusively for BCAS fosters)

Fill out our care package request

with details about your foster and specific needs

We ship directly to you

within 3-5 business days

Send us a photo

of your foster with their care package when it arrives (we love seeing happy foster families!)

Focus on what matters most

giving your foster animal love and care

Program Guidelines

Eligibility

Bastrop County Animal Shelter foster families only

Limit

Up to two care packages per foster family per year

No cost to you

Completely free, including shipping

Custom requests welcome

Tell us exactly what your foster needs

Foster Family Care Package Application

Tell us about your foster and what you need - we'll take care of the rest.

Foster Family Information

Foster Animal Details

Supply Preferences

All fields marked with * are required

Why We Support Foster Families

Every day you foster is a day that animal doesn't take up a kennel at the shelter. Your work:

Reduces shelter overcrowding and stress on staff

Every foster home opens up a kennel space for another animal in need

Provides individualized care animals need to thrive

One-on-one attention helps animals heal physically and emotionally

Increases adoption success through socialization

Well-socialized animals from foster homes adapt better to new families

Saves the county money on daily care costs

Foster care is more cost-effective than shelter housing

Makes space for more animals who need services

Each foster opens capacity for emergency intakes and rescues

The numbers speak for themselves:

Foster families save Bastrop County thousands of dollars annually while providing superior care for animals in need.

Become a Foster Family

Not fostering yet but interested?

Contact Bastrop County Animal Shelter at 512-549-5160 to learn about their foster program. Once you're approved as a foster family, you'll be eligible for our support services.

Call 512-549-5160

Foster opportunities include:

Orphaned puppies and kittens needing bottle feeding
Animals recovering from medical procedures
Pregnant cats and dogs needing a quiet place to give birth

Senior animals needing extra TLC

Shy animals who need socialization

These Are Real Lives You're Saving

Elise H

Puppy - Isabella

Thank you, this means the world to me and Isabella

The package arrived today and it’s perfect! Isabella immediately started spinning in circles for the wishbone Benebone. I just now broke open the Nylabone ring and that instantly became her new favorite. And the food is a welcome help to me.

Charlotte B.

Kittens Tonka, Teddy, and Crosby

You have no idea how much it helped

I took 3 very sick and fragile kittens from the Bastrop Animal Shelter to foster. It was a long 3 months of medicine and focused care. I needed help with the canned cat food which is what I wanted to help them thrive. It is expensive and they were eating 1-2 cans per day. I was so grateful for the box of wet food sent by SPSN.

Volunteer Recognition Program

We believe in celebrating the amazing people who make our work possible!

Nominate a Volunteer Hero

Know someone doing incredible work with animals in Bastrop County? Whether they volunteer with SPSN, the County Shelter, or another local organization, we want to recognize them!
Nominate a Volunteer for Recognition

Recognize a deserving volunteer