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Updated 14-Apr-2008
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Surrenders
If You Adopted Your Cat from Cat Angel
Network, and you need to return that cat:
You do not
need to fill out a Surrender Application.
Please call Elaine at 610-327-3969 to
arrange the return.
General Information
Since we are a
no-kill organization, the number of openings
we have to accept cats that people wish to
surrender is directly dependent on the
number of cats that are adopted. Our cats
are housed in the shelter and in foster
homes throughout Chester County and the
surrounding area. When cats are adopted from
Cat Angel Network, spaces at the shelter and
in foster homes are made available for new
cats. As a result, we always have a number
of cats in the queue who are waiting to come
into CAN.
If you have a
cat that needs to find a new home, the first
thing to do is to try to find a home for the
cat yourself.
What
you can do to help a cat find a good home
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Ask you
friends & neighbors if they know anyone
who may be looking for a new pet
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Ask your
veterinarian if he or she knows anyone
who may want to adopt the cat
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Make a
colorful sign describing the cat and any
endearing qualities it may have. Contact
local pet supply stores, grocery stores,
vets, libraries, and anywhere else you
can think of to see if they will let you
put the sign up in their facility.
See
the note below about avoiding "free to a
good home"
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Place an ad in
local newspapers. See the note below about
avoiding "free to a good home".
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Screen people
carefully. Get references and check them.
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Be honest when
describing the cat & any bad habits it may
have. The goal is to find a permanent,
loving home for the animal. If you attempt
to hide any negative qualities the cat has,
it could very well end up homeless again
after a few weeks.
| Never use
"Free to a
good home"
in a sign or ad.
Animals given away in these ads are easy
targets for abuse and neglect. These animals
could be tortured or killed, sold to medical
research labs, used as bait for fighting
dogs, or even used as food.
When
attempting to find a home for a cat,
you should always charge a
reasonable adoption fee to ensure
that the person is serious about
adopting and isn't trying to get the
cat for the wrong reason. Something
between $50 and $100 is likely an
appropriate amount to request. You
can always decide to waive the fee
at the time of the adoption if you
like and trust a person that
expresses interest in adopting the
cat. Or, if you feel like you don't
want to keep the money, you can
donate it to an animal rescue group
so that other animals can be helped. |
More suggestions
can be found in the article
How To Find Homes For Homeless Pets
on Best Friends Animal Society's website.
If all else
fails, contact a reputable no-kill rescue
organization or shelter and ask for help.
How the process works at Cat Angel Network
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We ask
everyone who wishes to surrender a cat
to fill out a Surrender Questionnaire.
This can be done online, or you can have
a paper copy mailed or faxed to you.
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Occasionally we have
requests from potential adopters for a
specific type of cat, or with specific
characteristics, personality, etc. The
more information you provide on your
form, the better the chance is that we
may be able to match you with someone
who is looking for a cat with
that profile. Additionally, a digital
picture is extremely helpful in making a
match.
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Every cat
that we find a home for is vaccinated
for rabies and FVRCP, spayed or
neutered, and tested for FIV/FeLV. Every
cat that we send to a new home needs a
place to stay while it waits to find its
new family. Obviously, we can only
handle the veterinary care and daily
care for a limited number of felines. If
you are willing and able to help us with
the process, we can put
the cat's picture on our website
(through Petfinder) very quickly if the
following conditions are met and
veterinary records are available:
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Vaccinations for rabies and FVRCP
are current
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The cat
is spayed or neutered
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The cat
has been tested for FIV/FeLV
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You are
willing to keep the cat in your home
and provide food,
water, clean litter, and a safe
environment for the cat
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If your cat
will need to come to the shelter or into
a CAN foster home, then it will be
placed on our waiting list until space
becomes available.
Notes to help speed up the process
Even if they
are not current, we need to
have a copy of your cat's latest medical
records, including:
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Date of
last rabies vaccination
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Date of
last FVRCP (Distemper) vaccination (This
is the annual booster)
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Date and
results of FIV/FeLV test
(not vaccination, but test)
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Date of
spay/neuter
When an
opening occurs, we will call you assuming we
have the appropriate records available from
you.
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If you
have lost or cannot locate them, call
your veterinarian and request that they
fax the records either to you, or to us.
Our fax number is: 610-327-6878.
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If this
information is not available, please
enclose a note of explanation.
Miscellaneous
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A brief write
up about the kitty’s personality, etc.,
would be helpful to determine what kind of
home she/he would fit into best.
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If you have a digital
picture of your cat, please email it in JPG
format to
JAYSING@aol.com
so we can add it to our website.
If you would
like to fill out our surrender questionnaire
online, click on the button below.
Openings
occur as cats are adopted and sent to their
new homes; therefore, it is difficult to
predict timing. Due to staffing constraints,
we are not able to immediately contact
everyone who submits an application to
surrender a cat. If you would like to check
on the status of your application, please
contact the shelter at 610-327-6870.
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