How Can You Foster and Make a Difference?
Foster homes are life-changing for our cats, providing them with the love, care, and stability they need to
thrive. If you adore cats but can’t commit to adoption—or if you’re looking for a meaningful way to help—fostering is the perfect opportunity!
Spay Neuter Kingston Initiative (SNKI) is actively seeking compassionate individuals to foster cats and kittens from our managed feral cat colonies. Most often, these will be kittens in the critical 6-12 week socialization window. Kittens within this age range adapt well to human interaction, while older, unsocialized cats require more patience and effort. Fostering can be a short-term commitment or may last up to six months, depending on the cat’s needs.
What SNKI Provides:
✅ Starter supplies, if needed
✅ Food and litter for the fostered cat(s)
✅ Coverage of medical expenses (with prior approval)
What You’ll Do as a Foster:
🐾 Provide daily care, love, and socialization
📸 Share updates and photos to help us find the cat a forever home
🚗 Transport the cat to vet appointments, as needed
We can’t predict exactly how long a foster cat will stay with you, but once they’re ready for adoption:
- Confident, social cats will be placed at Urban Paws, where they can meet potential adopters.
- Shy or timid cats will remain in their foster home, where interested adopters can meet them in a comfortable environment.
Fostering is a rewarding experience that truly saves lives. If you’re ready to open your heart and home, fill our foster application here.
Meet Brooke, a very special kitty, who found her forever home with her foster home and lived a life surrounded by love!
Brooke was born without hip joints to a feral mother. She was trapped as a kitten and brought into the SNKI fostering program and required intensive rehabilitation therapy. Thanks to her foster mom, Lisa, Brooke received the attention and care she needed and SNKI covered the vet costs. Fundraising for Brooke was a success and as she grew she was able to receive a specialized cart that would help her get around. Brooke is a dynamic cat who doesn’t “see” herself with a disability. Living with her permanent foster mom, Lisa and her boyfriend David and five other cats and a dog, Brooke was the spunkiest of them all and kept everyone on their toes! Brooke stole the hearts of the community, was featured in the The Whig Standard and Station 14 and lived the good life in her loving home with Lisa.
Brooke crossed the rainbow bridge on May 14, 2019. Brooke had a beautiful, loved little life. ❤️💔 If you want to see what an amazing kitty Brooke was, check out the video we made on Facebook.
