make it a memorable day - Volunteer with HARTNM today! 

HART NM Fosters are a key part of our rescue process. Fosters providing a temporary housing for HART NM Dogs and Cats while they find their forever homes. The more fosters we have, the more lives we can save!

We have tHREE types of fosters

Full Time

Full Time Fosters take in a dog, cat or litters of puppies or kittens off transport, or from another foster, and provide temporary housing until they are placed in their forever home. This can be as short as a few days, or take several weeks. Our full time fosters typically commit to their foster pet until they find their forever home.

Bottle Baby Fosters

Bottle Baby Fosters typically foster puppies or kittens that are not yet ready to be away from mom that need a little more care and attention. Bottle Baby Fosters need to have a flexible schedule and lots of patience!

EMERGENCY Fosters

Emergency Fosters take over care for animals with a full time foster if an emergency arises that the full-time foster is temporarily unable to care for their foster animals. Emergency fosters typically would not be needed for more than a week and often are only needed to cover care for a day or two. Foster animal will be returned to the full-time foster as quickly as possible.

homeless animal rescue team's Commitment to You & Your Foster Dog or Cat

• We provide routine and emergency medical care at one of our fantastic partner vets...at no cost to you.

• We provide essential supplies, including collars, leashes, crates, and litter boxes.

• We let the world know that your dog or dat is looking for a permanent home by posting him or her on multiple websites.

• We hold adoption events every weekend - a great way to find loving homes for your foster dogs and cats.

• Our network of volunteers are here to answer questions, screen potential adopters, help transport your dog or cat when you are unable, and do anything we can to make fostering a great experience!

Your Commitment to Your Dog or Cat

• You provide daily care for your dog or cat foster.

• You provide unconditional love and affection.

• You bring your foster to all adoption events you are scheduled for

• You help HART NM by providing up-to-date information and photos of your foster pet. And, if you'd like, you can participate in screening potential adopters and marketing your foster dog or cat for adoption.

• And, most importantly, you let us know if you need help!

Volunteer opportunities:

• Foster bottle babies (dogs or cats)

• Foster pregnant dogs and care for their litter until adoption

• Foster pregnant cats and care for their litter until adoption

• Foster cats

• Foster dogs (small, medium or large breed)

• Volunteer to clean cat habitat at PetSmart Los Lunas or PetCo Lomas and Eubank

• Transport animals (Los Lunas-Albuquerque-Rio Rancho)

• Volunteer for adoption events

• Volunteer to coordinate fundraising

• Volunteer to help at clinic (positions include vet assistant, post operative monitoring, cleaning clinic and/or crate, check in on surgery day, discharge on surgery day)

• Volunteer with administrative duties (filing, paperwork, data entry)