Capital Campaign
Help Us Double Capacity to Serve Pets
To meet the growing demand for affordable veterinary services in Southwest Florida, we are launching the Paws for Wellness: Building a Healthier Tomorrow campaign — a bold step toward ensuring more pets receive the care they need by building the new Gulf Coast Humane Society Veterinary Clinic.
Give to GCHS
Be Their Lifeline
Gulf Coast Humane Society does not receive federal, state, or county funding. Every adoption, every medical treatment, and every second chance is made possible through the generosity of people like you.
Your support provides safety, healing, and hope for pets in need and helps strengthen the bond between animals and people across Southwest Florida.
Medical Clinics
Pet Services
Gulf Coast Humane Society is dedicated to being a safe haven for pets in need by providing medical care.
Our Programs
Help Us to Serve Pets
Programs offered by Gulf Coast Humane Society are designed to help up us achieve our mission of helping find loving homes and care for the pets of SWFL.
Resources
Help Us to Serve Pets
Gulf Coast Humane Society provides vital resources to our community every day. Our programs are designed to support our mission of ensuring pets across Southwest Florida receive compassionate care and find their way to loving homes.
About Us
A Mission to Serve Pets
Dedicated to being a safe haven for pets in need by providing medical care, promoting adoptions, and nurturing the bond between pets and people in Southwest Florida.
Every year, the Gulf Coast Humane Society welcomes thousands of displaced animals, each with their own story and need for care. Many are orphaned kittens and puppies too young for adoption, injured or sick pets who need time to heal, or animals who simply need a quiet break from the shelter environment. For these pets, foster families are nothing short of lifesavers.
By opening your home, you give a vulnerable animal the chance to heal, grow, and feel loved. Fostering provides a safe, nurturing environment that prepares them for adoption and helps them take the next step toward a forever family. Whether you’re caring for a tiny bottle baby, offering comfort to a recovering pet, or providing temporary love to an animal in transition, your impact is immeasurable.
GCHS provides all the supplies and medical care. You provide the second chance. With just your love, patience, and a safe space, you can transform an animal’s future and be the bridge between shelter and home.
Anyone with a compassionate heart can make an incredible difference by joining our foster program. No matter your level of experience or how much time you can give, whether it’s a few hours a day or more, we will guide you every step of the way and help match you with a foster pet that fits your lifestyle.
Foster families play many lifesaving roles: offering a calm place for animals to decompress, providing round-the-clock care for orphaned kittens and puppies, giving nursing moms a safe and comfortable environment to raise their babies, or helping pets build confidence and social skills to prepare them for adoption. Every foster home directly changes the course of an animal’s life, and we are deeply grateful for your support.
Please note: Applicants must be at least 18 years old and pass a background check. We are unable to accept applications from anyone with a felony record, or with current or prior charges related to Domestic Violence, Battery, or Animal Cruelty, as well as those with a history of violating county or state animal ordinances.
Fill out an application and schedule a meeting! You’ll be so glad you did. Thank you for wanting to help the animals of Gulf Coast Humane Society. We truly appreciate your dedication!
Please send any questions regarding our foster program to:
Your donations will help us build the new Gulf Coast Humane Society Veterinary Clinic!
