{"id":360670,"date":"2026-07-04T03:27:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T03:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/360670\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T03:27:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T03:27:32","slug":"houston-spca-opens-walk-in-foster-program-to-help-100-nursery-kittens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/360670\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston SPCA opens walk-in foster program to help 100+ nursery kittens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">HOUSTON \u2013 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/Houston_SPCA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/Houston_SPCA\/\">Houston SPCA<\/a> is making it easier for people to step in and help during peak kitten season, opening its doors to walk-in fosters after an urgent call for assistance drew a strong community response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">With more than 100 vulnerable kittens ready to leave the nursery, the organization says getting them into foster homes quickly is critical. The Houston SPCA Foster Office is now welcoming would-be fosters without an appointment, allowing qualified volunteers to arrive during business hours and take kittens home the same day, along with necessary supplies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The foster office is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located at 900 Portway Drive, Houston, TX 77024. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Houston SPCA staff provide fosters with food, supplies, medical support and guidance, helping caregivers support kittens until they\u2019re old enough and healthy enough for adoption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">\u201cEvery kitten that enters a foster home has a greater chance to grow, thrive, and eventually find a loving forever family,\u201d said Dr. Brandt Payne, chief veterinarian at the Houston SPCA, adding that the expanded walk-in option is designed to remove barriers for those ready to help now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Officials encourage anyone interested in fostering to <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonspca.org\/get-involved\/foster-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/houstonspca.org\/get-involved\/foster-family\/\">register ahead of time online<\/a> to speed up the process, though walk-ins are still welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Start Here, Houston<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 bTVksG\">More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON \u2013 The Houston SPCA is making it easier for people to step in and help during peak&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360671,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[128077,26733,45577,56,58,57,19621,11093,96653],"class_list":["post-360670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-adopting","tag-cats","tag-fostering","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-houston-spca","tag-kittens","tag-pet-adoptions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}