Fee $175Juniper
Spaniel mix, 31 lb, fostered in Hawthorne.
Meet JuniperDog and cat rescue · Portland, Oregon
Portland's rescues, ready to go home
We take dogs and cats from crowded shelters, heal them at our Foster Road clinic and find each one the right family: 612 last year.
- Adoption fees cover spay, chip and shots
- Fosters never pay a vet bill
Maple's knee surgery
Raised $3,860 of $5,200
Ready to go home this week
Every animal here is vet-checked, fixed and living in a foster home, so we can tell you how they really behave on a Tuesday night.
Fee $175
Fee $125Bo
Lab and shepherd mix, 58 lb. Naps all afternoon.
Meet Bo
Fee $95Saffron
Brown tabby who talks back. Raised four kittens.
Meet Saffron
Fee $50Mochi
Grey shorthair on an easy kidney diet.
Meet Mochi4 of the 38 dogs and cats in foster homes right now
See all 38
2025 in numbers
Every number here has a name
Counted from our intake files: each animal has a foster record, a vet chart and, most of the time, a new family.
- 340Foster homes across Portland and Vancouver
- 612Dogs and cats adopted into new families
- 1,180Vet visits paid for, from vaccines to surgery
The foster kit
Crate, food, meds and a coach on call. You pay for nothing.
Foster with us
Lend a dog your sofa for six weeks
Kennels are loud. A few weeks on your sofa helps a dog heal faster and get adopted sooner. And 94% of our fosters take a second one.
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Tell us about your home
A 10-minute form. Renters welcome, other pets fine, no yard needed for cats.
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Pick up on Foster Road
Meet your foster at the clinic and get a 20-minute handover from our vet tech.
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Host for two to eight weeks
Send us photos and we bring adopters to meet them. Every vet bill is ours.
Vet care fund
Most of them need a vet first
Seven in ten animals arrive with something to fix: bad teeth, sore skin, a broken leg, missed shots. Your gift lets our Foster Road clinic treat them before they are listed.
Raised: $48,600 of $72,000
2026 vet care budget · 214 donors so far
- $40Vaccines and a microchip for one kitten
- $180Spay or neuter surgery for one dog
- $650A full course of heartworm treatment
- $1,400Repairs a broken leg, like Maple's knee
This week at the clinic
- 9spays and neuters
- 3dental cleans
- 1knee surgery, for Maple
From kennel 14 to a porch
Ziggy came to us from an overcrowded county shelter in Yakima with a skin infection and a habit of hiding. This is what 71 days changed.
- 71days in our care
- 2foster homes
- $1,240of vet care
“He waits on the porch until I'm home. His foster's notes told me exactly how to win him over.”
Questions before you visit
Straight answers on adopting, fostering and where your money goes. Anything else? Email us and you hear back the same day.
Email the teamHow much does it cost to adopt?
$175 for dogs, $95 for cats, $50 over age eight. It covers spay or neuter, microchip, vaccines and a first vet visit.
Can I foster if I rent?
Yes. We send your landlord a short letter explaining the placement, and we match renters with cats or small dogs when the lease asks for it.
Where does vet care money go?
Straight to the clinic: surgery, dental work, medicine and lab tests. We publish the year's vet spending, animal by animal, every January.
Do you take animals from owners?
When a foster home is free, yes. Call us first and we'll also share low-cost vet and pet food help that might let you keep them.
Can I meet an animal before applying?
Come to the Sellwood adoption house any Saturday from 11 to 4, or book a weekday visit at their foster home.
Come meet them on Saturday
Our Sellwood adoption house on SE 13th Avenue is open 11 to 4 every Saturday. Walk in, meet a few dogs and cats, and talk to the foster who knows them best.