What is A Reputable Animal Rescue?

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***What is " A Reputable Animal Rescue " ?

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- A reputable rescue has a contract, screens every potential adopter with

a MANDATORY home visit before a pet is placed there, incl. foster/temporary

basis and requires references.

- A reputable rescue follows through on contacts and references and

investigates each thing completely.

- A reputable rescue has references from shelters in their area and works

with those shelters.

- A reputable rescue checks on the care of the previous or current pets

with the vet, to ensure future pets will have proper medical attention.

- A reputable rescue spays/neuters all pets before placement

- A reputable rescue makes sure animals are up to date on all vaccines,

and microchips where appropriate to ensure all pets are healthy, up to date

on all shots, heartworm tested/on prevention, and received necessary vet

care before placement

- A reputable rescue always takes its adopted animals back if the

placement isn't successful.

- A reputable rescue keeps animals in foster care, or in situations where

the animal was at a shelter, works with shelter staff for a short period of

time before placing them, to screen for health or behavior problems.

- A reputable rescue helps educate new adopters, and may require adopters

to participate in training courses to assist in a good adoption.

- A reputable rescue always returns calls or emails in a timely fashion.

- A reputable rescue works carefully to match up the right forever home

with the right pet, based on the pet's needs/personality/etc.

- A reputable rescue will help adopters make decisions about which animal

is a good fit for their home, and will offer advice and assistance on

meeting the correct animal for the adopter.

- A reputable rescue may ask that all family members and resident pets

meet the new animal before an adoption is finalized. Where breed

appropriate, several meetings may be required.

- A reputable rescue will never ask an adopter to take an animal " sight

unseen " or take an animal arriving in on a transport right to a new home.

- A reputable rescue makes an effort to work in harmony with the

shelters, humane societies and animal control facilities in their own area

or state.

- A reputable rescue will have a cordial and informed relationship with

other rescues.

- A reputable rescue is not for profit, and works on adoptions, not

sales.

- A reputable rescue takes responsibility for the animals adopted through

them for the span of each animal’s life, not " just” for the span of foster

care or transport.

- A reputable rescue carefully screens incoming animals for temperament

and health, and has met and interacted with animals being offered for

adoption.

- A reputable rescue does not offer animals to be used for breeding, and

should not promote animals with unstable or unknown temperaments.

- A reputable rescue never places an animal as a surprise to the intended

adopter.

- A reputable rescue never places an animal as a gift to the intended

adopter. The rescue will always involve the recipient in the decision to

adopt as well as the application, home visit, and selection of the pet.

- A reputable rescue places the welfare and happiness of the animal

first, and screens the homes to ensure that the placement is a sound one for

that animal.

- A reputable rescue will never “hurry up” a process, or waive

requirements simply for the convenience of the adopter.

- A reputable rescue requires an application form and adoption contract.

- A reputable rescue requires an adoption contract which includes a legal

clause to have the pet returned to this rescue if the new adopter

relinquishes it.

- A reputable rescue prioritizes working with shelters and

owner-surrenders from within its own state first

- A reputable rescue prioritizes rescue animals from its own geographical

area whenever possible *(i.e. does NOT haul vanloads of puppies/dogs/pets

from out-of-state shelters!)*

- A reputable rescue requires a legal release form for owner-surrenders.

- A reputable rescue understands the limits of its resources; does not

accept more animals than it has legal authority or space/time to care for.

- A reputable rescue is recommended as a " good breed rescue group " by at

least two established non-profit shelters in its own state.

- A reputable rescue operates as an official 501c3 public charity OR as a

not-for-profit entity.

 

 

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