Furrever Friends Rescue and Volunteers, Inc.

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How To Find a Home For a Cat

YOU CAN find a home for an animal. All it takes is time, persistence and some detective work. To learn how, go to the link below and read this carefully. TAKING THESE STEPS WILL RESULT IN A HOME FOR THE ANIMAL.

Click here to download our "How to Find a Home for a Homeless Pet" document (.pdf)

SEND A CUTE PHOTO AND BIO TO EVERY PERSON YOU HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS FOR

Make everyone aware of the pet needing a home: Every co-worker, family member, friend, business associate, E-V-E-R-Y O-N-E. Beg everyone you email to pass the information on to others on their own email list. Of course, be sure to interview and check references for anyone that contacts you. If you do not get a response after a week, send it again. KEEP sending it until you find a home. We suggest you use your email address as your contact information, not your telephone number.

 

SEND A CUTE PHOTO AND BIO TO US TO PLACE ON PETFINDER.ORG

 We will be happy to post the animal and YOUR email contact info on our website. Of course, you would be responsible to interview and check references for anyone that contacts you. You will need to include ALL of the following:

  • At least one super cute photo of the animal in .jpeg format
  • Your full name, address, email address, and telephone number with area code (only your email address will be posted on the Petfinder ad: not your name, address or telephone number)
  • Name of pet, Breed of Pet, Color of Pet, Gender of Pet, Age of Pet
  • Description of Personality of Pet (likes/dislikes)
  • Vet care status: Is the pet spayed or neutered? Is the pet up-to-date on its rabies and distemper vaccinations? Has the cat been tested for FIV/FELV? And do you have the paperwork from a veterinarian to verify this?
  • Email to info@furreverfriends.org - Title your email: PETFINDER REQUEST

 SEND US COMPLETE DETAILS FOR OUR WAIT LIST

We currently do not have any space for intakes.  Please check this page for any changes to our status. However, submitting to be on our wait list COULD result in a home for your pet.  If we get a request for a certain type of cat, a cat of a certain age, or perhaps one that is already declawed, we do refer to the wait list to see if a match can be made. 

To apply for the wait list, you will need to include ALL of the following information. Incomplete requests will not be honored.

  • Your full name, address, email address, and telephone number with area code
  • Name of pet, Breed of Pet, Color of Pet, Gender of Pet, Age of Pet
  • Description of Personality of Pet (likes/dislikes)
  • Reason(s) you are giving up the pet
  • Vet care status: Is the pet spayed or neutered? Is the pet up-to-date on its rabies and distemper vaccinations? Has the cat been tested for FIV/FELV? And do you have the paperwork from a veterinarian to verify this?

Remember: we require a minimum donation of $50 for you to surrender an animal to us.

Email to info@furreverfriends.org - Title your email: WAIT LIST REQUEST

 

CONTACT OTHER RESCUES

Most people prefer to send an animal to a "no kill" rescue that does not put animals to sleep to make room for new ones. There are very few true no-kill rescues. Do your research. A donation may be required to surrender an animal. The website www.petfinder.org is a good place to start. Two local rescues that we recommend you contact to get on their wait list are:

AWA in Voorhees (www.awanj.org; 856-424-2288) and Animal Sanctuary in Mt. Laurel (http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/NJ312.html; 856-642-0004)

Remember that an animal should NEVER:

  • Be abandoned on a "farm", in the woods or on the doorstep of a store or shelter. NEVER.
  • Be given away for free.
  • Be given to a stranger UNLESS references are obtained and interviewed.