Bay Area animal shelters and rescues have temporarily closed in compliance with the legal order issued by Governor Newsom for six Bay Area counties to stop the spread of COVID-19. With so many people working remotely, self-isolating, or otherwise just staying home, there has never been a better time to foster. Below is a list of Bay Area animal shelters and rescues with fostering programs.
- Muttville Senior Dog Rescue
- The Green Dog Rescue Project
- Pets in Need - Redwood City & Palo Alto
- Napa County Animal Shelter
- Sonoma County Animal Services
- Hayward Animal Services
- East Bay SPCA Oakland & Dublin
- Berkeley Humane
- SF Animal Care & Control
- County of Santa Clara Animal Shelter
- Humane Society Silicon Valley
- Marin Humane
- Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA
- Tri-Valley Animal Rescue
- Humane Society North Bay
- Antioch Friends of Animal Services
- South Bay Rabbit Rescue
- Valley Humane Society
- Tony La Russa Aniaml Rescue Foundation
- East County Animal Shelter
- Humane Society Sonoma County
- Nine Lives Foundation
- Cat Support Network of California
- Pet Friends and Rescue
- Solano County Sheriff's Office Animal Shelter
- Tri-City Animal Shelter
- Humane Society of the North Bay
- Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority
- Oakland Animal Services
- Homeless Cat Network
- Rohnert Park Animal Services
- Contra Costa Animal Services - Pinole & Martinez
- Forgotten Felines
- Animal Friends Rescue Project
- Feral Cat Foundation