{"id":63,"date":"2018-05-09T18:49:18","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T18:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.babybobbysmeowhouserescue.org\/blog\/?p=63"},"modified":"2018-05-09T19:19:03","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T19:19:03","slug":"advice-on-surrendering-cats-or-kittens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.babybobbysmeowhouserescue.org\/blog\/2018\/05\/09\/advice-on-surrendering-cats-or-kittens\/","title":{"rendered":"Advice on Surrendering Cats or Kittens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We are a no-kill rescue.\u00a0 All healthy animals will receive a home!\u00a0 Once a cat comes into our rescue, it is placed in a\u00a0volunteer’s home as a foster cat<\/a>\u00a0until adoption.<\/p>\n

Please note that our non-profit is a cat rescue and not an animal shelter.\u00a0 We are staffed by volunteers who donate their time as they have availability.\u00a0 We will do our best to respond quickly but please allow up to a week for us to respond to correspondence that we receive because our lives get busy too!<\/p>\n

If you need immediate assistance for an animal, please contact your local area shelter.\u00a0 For the cities of Canyon Lake, Lake Elsinore, Murrieta, Temecula, Wildomar and Menifee, you can contact\u00a0Animal Friends of the Valley in Wildomar<\/a>\u00a0at their regular business line (951) 674-0618.\u00a0 For after hours emergencies, the Animal Friends of the Valley answering service number is 951-506-5069.\u00a0 If you live in the greater Riverside County area then click here to follow this link to the\u00a0Riverside County Department of Animal Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Our cat rescue can only take in animals provided that we have an open foster home willing to take the animal.\u00a0 If we are unable to take your pet, here are some\u00a0tips from PetFinder.com<\/a>\u00a0about your next steps.<\/p>\n

Deciding to Surrender Your Pet and Options<\/h2>\n

It is a huge decision to give away your pet, no matter how long or brief the period of time of ownership. Remember, for whatever reason you no longer are choosing to keep this pet, YOU are the person in this world who loves your pet more than anyone else and YOU no longer want your pet! First ask yourself if there is anything about your pet behaviorally or personality-wise that could be worked on in order for you to keep him. It is exceedingly difficult to find good, permanent homes for adolescent or adult animals (as you are finding out first-hand). There are a few things you need to do to be responsible and caring until the last possible moment:<\/p>\n