Our alternative placement team makes sure that every animal gets a second chance through means other than traditional adoption. We find foster homes for animals who are recovering from illness or injury until they are healthy and adoptable. We also offer many programs to help those in our community when situations arise that leave them temporarily unable to care for their pets. And we help reunite lost pets with their very worried and anxious owners through our alternative placement team.

What you may not know is that we also work with local animal welfare agencies to meet the specific needs of these homeless animals, whether we are transferring dogs to breed-specific rescue organizations that can better place them with the right families or releasing wild animals to organizations that specialize in wildlife rescue.

All of our alternative placement programs are unique, but they share one common goal - to provide a safe place for animals until they are either ready to be returned to their owners or placed for adoption. As our alternative placement programs grow, we need more and more long-term foster volunteers.




Foster Program - temporary placement in a foster home, outside of the kennel/hospital environment due to medical or behavioral concerns

SAFE - temporary placement of adoptable animals unable to adjust to the kennel environment in a foster home until they are adopted

Project Safehouse - foster care for up to 30 days
for the pet(s) of an individual entering a domestic violence shelter

Project Active Duty - foster care for the pet(s) of military personnel being deployed for active duty for the duration of their deployment

Project Assist - foster care for the pet(s) of individuals who are hospitalized or in an emergency situation

Project Reach Out - allows us to accept dogs from other animal welfare agencies that are running out of kennel space

New Hope Program - allows us to select and transport animals from Maricopa County Animal Care & Control (MCACC) for adoption at our shelters when kennel space permits

Next of Kin Assistance - cares for the pet(s) of violent crime victims while their loved ones grieve and until they decide where to home the animal(s)

Disaster Relief - cares for displaced animals after a fire, flood or auto accident for up to seven days to allow the owner to recover and get things in order

Adoption Partners - pre-approved animal welfare organizations that will take animals we are unable to place for adoption in hopes of a second chance