Surrendering your Pet
At Adelaide Pets Alive!, we understand that making the decision to surrender your pet is a difficult one.
Our organisation is required to manage intake based on finances, foster care availability and animals currently in care.
There are many pathways that a pet owner can take that will help you either to keep your pet or find it a home. We urge you to consider every alternative before you surrender your pet to a rescue organisation.
Keeping your Pet
Our supportive resources are designed to help you keep your pet if you are having struggles or challenges at home. Our goal is to keep families and pets together and to ensure that pets do not have to be permanently separated from people who love them.
Our supportive resources are also designed to help you find a new home for your pet. You are the best advocate for your pet, and you can safely manage your pet’s adoption.
Supportive Resources
Rental Laws in SA
In South Australia, tenants applying to keep a pet in a rental premises can no longer have their application refused unless the refusal is based on a ground listed in the Residential Tenancies Act 1995.
A landlord or agent can’t state ‘no pets allowed' - unless pets are specifically prohibited in the property's strata, community title, rooming house or residential park rules - or charge a separate pet bond, although they can impose reasonable conditions regarding the type of pet and nature of the premises. Stay informed of your rights.
Residential Tenancies Act 1995
Behavioural Resources for Dogs
Dogs Playing For Life Corky. Learn about Corky who was so defensive that it put her at risk of euthanasia. She was adopted on day 5
Dog Trainers
Dog Day Care in Adelaide
Hydrotherapy
Dog Grooming
The following businesses have been recommended by our community:
Mobile business
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Scruffy Mutts:
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Just Dogs:
Cat Resources
Litter box resources
FeLV and FIV in cats is not a death sentence
Cat Enclosures
Low Cost Veterinary Care
Pet Sitters and Boarding
Physical Business
Windamere and Hedgegrove Pet Retreat
In-home Pet Sitting
Assisted Rehoming
Many pet owners are willing to rehome their pets directly to another home but may be unaware of the resources and tools available to rehome safely and successfully.
When rehoming your pet, it is important to be thorough and patient; finding the right home takes time. Investing time into the rehoming process increases your chance of successfully placing your pet in a loving home that is not only a great fit, but also a safe place for your pet. Use the guidelines included in this packet to help support you in rehoming your pet. If you ever have any questions, we are here to help and only a phone call or email away
Tips and Tricks for Rehoming
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Health Prevention – your pet needs to be desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.
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Write a story - this includes the reason you need to rehome them, the type of home and family your pet would thrive in, and some fun information to gain interest in your pet (such as what their favourite things are, what tricks they can do, some of their funniest characteristics and behaviours.
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Get social - Use your Facebook profile or Twitter account to ask your network to share your pet and assist in the search for a new, loving home.
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Online Facebook groups – there are online rehoming Facebook groups in Adelaide where you can post your pet.
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Poster – old fashioned marketing may help you find a new owner in your area. Download our poster template here ………
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Rehoming fee – money can be a barrier for adoption and there is no correlation between how much someone pays for a pet and how much they love them. The key is a meet and greet and having a conversation with the person. But if you are needing to cover costs of updating your pets veterinary care, you can always ask for an adoption fee.
Surrender
Adelaide Pets Alive! treat every animal as an individual and each animal is important. We save the lives of healthy and treatable animals, and we do not kill animals. When all avenues are exhausted, euthanasia would be considered for medical concerns, public safety concerns, and concerns of quality-of-life. All euthanasia decisions are decided by our Board.
Surrendering your pet to Adelaide Pets Alive! means you are giving up all rights to that animal. We are not required to notify you of any development regarding health or status.
Due to our size, we generally cannot accept same day admissions. Please fill out all the questions on the Surrender Form and a team member will be in touch.
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