rehoming critters

i saw in another thread that people were talking about whether or not rehoming critters is an okay thing to do. i thought i'd ask everyone how they feel about this subject.

personally i rehome stuff. if an animal isn't happy living with us, or if our other critters aren't happy having them here... we find a good home for them.

i believe that just because we purchase, adopt etc something it doesn't mean it has to be forever. i figure... if i was a *insert critter here* and was very unhappy being in your care... i would want to be allowed to go live with someone who will spend more time etc with me.

so... do i buy sell buy sell buy sell... no. but when we take something into our home and either circumstances or situation changes and i need to rehome them... i do.

how do you feel about this?

Here's my stance: If you can't take care of it/feel it's not in the best care; give it to someone else.

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

i saw in another thread that people were talking about whether or not rehoming critters is an okay thing to do. i thought i'd ask everyone how they feel about this subject.

personally i rehome stuff. if an animal isn't happy living with us, or if our other critters aren't happy having them here... we find a good home for them.

i believe that just because we purchase, adopt etc something it doesn't mean it has to be forever. i figure... if i was a *insert critter here* and was very unhappy being in your care... i would want to be allowed to go live with someone who will spend more time etc with me.

so... do i buy sell buy sell buy sell... no. but when we take something into our home and either circumstances or situation changes and i need to rehome them... i do.

how do you feel about this?

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Majority of the animals that come into our home stay here.I have rehomed a few in the past and only because it was the best for the animal in question.Now if someone gets "bored" with said animal then i feel they should wait until they are 110% sure they want any other animals.I also see no problem finding new homes for animals if you are moving and it is not in the best interest to take them with you.Perfect examples:moving,new home does not allow pets and etc.I dont think its wrong finding new homes for any animal when its in their best interest.

If the new home is better than your home, for whatever reason than I feel rehoming the animal is a good thing.
Wolfy

If there is a genuine reason to rehome the animal then so be it.
But far far too many people few pets as disposable instead of members of the family.
So many times you see 'moving, dog needs home/cat needs home', 'have a baby and don't want to worry about the cat with it, cat must go' etc etc.
I guess I'm strange that way. I view my animals as part of the family. The only reason my dog did not come out here with me was because of being in town. My parents are keeping my dog for me as she is very much a country dog and needs hours of walkies a day (plus it gives dad a reason to get out of the house so as not to drive my mother completely insane).

I think that rehoming is great when someone can no longer take proper care of an animal and they find a home that can.

What I do not agree with is people that rehome an animal because

-they just found out they were 2 weeks pregnant and OMG baby might get hurt in 9 months
-they decide they are bored with an animal so they rehome it and a week later get a different one
-bring in a new pet and if it doesn't get along with the old pet get rid of the old one because new pet is cuter
-don't feel like paying for food/living enclosures/ ect

I think we live in a world were things/animals are considered 'disposable' and it's not fair to the animals.

-some animals such as snakes I don't see a problem rehoming because they are not attached to people and there is usually someone jumping to take them in.

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Originally Posted by Entropy

If there is a genuine reason to rehome the animal then so be it.
But far far too many people few pets as disposable instead of members of the family.
So many times you see 'moving, dog needs home/cat needs home', 'have a baby and don't want to worry about the cat with it, cat must go' etc etc.
I guess I'm strange that way. I view my animals as part of the family. The only reason my dog did not come out here with me was because of being in town. My parents are keeping my dog for me as she is very much a country dog and needs hours of walkies a day (plus it gives dad a reason to get out of the house so as not to drive my mother completely insane).

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i totally agree with you... getting bored or viewing pets as disposible is wrong. :(

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Originally Posted by Entropy

If there is a genuine reason to rehome the animal then so be it.
But far far too many people few pets as disposable instead of members of the family.
So many times you see 'moving, dog needs home/cat needs home', 'have a baby and don't want to worry about the cat with it, cat must go' etc etc.
I guess I'm strange that way. I view my animals as part of the family. The only reason my dog did not come out here with me was because of being in town. My parents are keeping my dog for me as she is very much a country dog and needs hours of walkies a day (plus it gives dad a reason to get out of the house so as not to drive my mother completely insane).

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agreed

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

personally i rehome stuff. if an animal isn't happy living with us, or if our other critters aren't happy having them here... we find a good home for them.

i believe that just because we purchase, adopt etc something it doesn't mean it has to be forever. i figure... if i was a *insert critter here* and was very unhappy being in your care... i would want to be allowed to go live with someone who will spend more time etc with me.

when we take something into our home and either circumstances or situation changes and i need to rehome them... i do.

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I agree!

My sister does small animal rescues (rabbits, hedgehog, ferrets, etc...) and I cant tell you how many animals we get from people wanting to get their small children a pet for whatever holiday it is, easter being the worst. We know people who "rescue" an animal and something comes up health wise and decide they no longer want them anymore. Like our hedgie, the people rescued him from someone and had him for a few months, well one day he started to lose his quills, they then asked us if we wanted him because they could no longer keep him (a bunch of bull). Turns out he had a massive infestation of mites and they were making his quills fall out. So my sister gets mite medication and scrubbed him with a toothbrush everyday until the mites were all gone. Weve only rehomed a few animals and the rest are here to stay for life.

I think its wonderful for people to rescue animals and give them a wonderful loving home, even if that means having to rehome them to someone who will also give them a loving home.:)

I think the words 'rescue' and 'adopt' are used way to often by people

in my opinion:

if it came from a pet store and you paid for it you bought it not adopted not rescued no matter what the conditions where
if you take a animal in that needs a home, treat it, and rehome it it's a foster
if you take a animal in that needs a home and give it a loving forever home then it's a rescue

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Originally Posted by joyful girl

I think the words 'rescue' and 'adopt' are used way to often by people

in my opinion:

if it came from a pet store and you paid for it you bought it not adopted not rescued no matter what the conditions where
if you take a animal in that needs a home, treat it, and rehome it it's a foster
if you take a animal in that needs a home and give it a loving forever home then it's a rescue

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very well said and I agree.

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Originally Posted by worldcupkeeper

We know people who "rescue" an animal and something comes up health wise and decide they no longer want them anymore.

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that's what I mean by to many saying 'rescue'

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Originally Posted by worldcupkeeper

very well said and I agree.

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I have a lot of respect for people that foster or run shelters.

I tried it and I ended up keeping both of the ferrets. I can only take in what I intend to keep because it's too hard to let them go.

The only time I have rehomed my animals was due to a divorce. May not sound like a good reason, yet I couldn't afford to take care of my own basic needs. Over the yrs. I have rehomed many working thru rescue groups or on my own.


One such case came into the shelter I was volunteering at. A 9 wk old spitz pup. The woman told us she had 600 dollars on her and saw the pup in a petshop. Upon bringing it home it soiled her carpet. The pet store was unwilling to return her money so she threw it into the backyard for a week. She fed it but the weather was well below freezing, she told us it had been living under a pile of leaves, her neighbor saw it and insisted she take it somewhere. The shelter was at full capacity so home she went with me. One couple fell in love with the pup but didn't have a fenced yard so no deal. 1 1/2 weeks later they were back inviting me to their home. When I arrived there was a newly installed cyclone fence on a quarter acre yard, she lives there till this day. The only reason I mention this particular story is it shows the extremes of mankind. The pup was a useless object to one person, while being a dream pup to another. Their previous spitz had been put down due to old age one hour after I had posted the pups pic.
I am always talking with people about their animals. I first try to educate people on a particular animal before they even acquire one. If they truly wantone than I say go for it. There are never enough good homes.
But as bad as it may sound, I would much rather see an animal put down than go to a very bad or abusive home.
Sorry for the long post.:D

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Originally Posted by Blu Mongoose

One couple fell in love with the pup but didn't have a fenced yard so no deal. 1 1/2 weeks later they were back inviting me to their home. When I arrived there was a newly installed cyclone fence on a quarter acre yard, she lives there till this day.

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great story!

Rehoming is a part of life for anyone who regularly takes in unwanted animals. I think of my friend as an example; she takes in, fixes up, and rehomes many dogs, cats and even horses each year. Now, if she kept every animal she rescued, she would have been run into the poor house by now! She is affiliated with Paws of Gold rescue. She is an angel for these animals; she takes in the poor dogs that regularly get left at her doorstep; the ones who are half dead that got hit by a car (if they are able to be saved.) And more kittens than I could ever keep track of, because everyone out here HAS to have barn cats that breed like rabbits.
I have taken in a few BPs in the past few years, and rehomed them; I would never give an animal away for free. My friend brought up a point regarding this that I have never forgotten: if you give an animal away without charging some kind of fee, what value does that animal have with the person from the get-go?
I can definately tell you, that for most rescues I have seen at least, the fees never offset veterinary expenses and it usually costs a ton to rescue/rehome.

I do need to say though, that I despise it when someone gets a pet for novelty reasons and just decides to ignore, neglect or pawn it off on someone else; I would have zero respect for a person's doing this.

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Originally Posted by joyful girl

if it came from a pet store and you paid for it you bought it not adopted not rescued no matter what the conditions where
if you take a animal in that needs a home, treat it, and rehome it it's a foster
if you take a animal in that needs a home and give it a loving forever home then it's a rescue

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I disagree with part of this...If I take an animal from certain death, heal its wounds, socialize it, housebreak it, and then place it with a carefully screened adoptive home, then that is a rescue. I'm not sure what else you'd call it.

For the rest of it and your previous post, I agree 100%!

As far as rehoming pets...The vast majority of ones we get in are where people got an animal because it looked cute/cool/trendy/manly, then discovered that caring for animals requires *gasp* work.
The first time Kitty (for Frith's sake, come up with a more original name) claws the new leather sofa or the puppy wees on the expensive carpet, they ditch them. I've had people bring puppies in less than 24 hours after purchasing them because they cried all night. I've had people buy spazzy high-energy working line dogs so they could wave the papers around, then dump the dog in the backyard for months and surrender it untrained and unsocialized because it barks too much and the neighbors complain.

It all comes down to responsibility and understanding that this is a -life- you are taking on. Far too many people get animals they can't or won't care for appropriately, then blame the animal for the predictable negative results. All too often, they ditch the pet, then turn around and repeat the cycle all over again with a new one.

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Originally Posted by slartibartfast

I disagree with part of this...If I take an animal from certain death, heal its wounds, socialize it, housebreak it, and then place it with a carefully screened adoptive home, then that is a rescue. I'm not sure what else you'd call it.

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I can see your point..

To me a rescue is providing a forever home because even after you foster an animal you don't know what will happen in the future once adopted out.
Screening adopters is very important and you'd hope they'd always keep the animal but I've seen posts on craig's list from people who adopted an animal from a rescue and are trying to rehome it even though they are suppose to take the animal back if they can no longer care for it.