If you decide to re-home your pet on your own, please read the following:
- Check Your Contract: If you have adopted your pet from the SFAHS, you must return them to the SFAHS per the adoption contract you signed.
- Your Community: Talk to friends, family members, coworkers, neighbors, and your veterinarian, as they may know someone who might be interested in taking over the responsibility for your pet.
- Be Wary: Be wary of the "free-to-good-home" tagline. It may attract people that do not have the best interest or safety of your pet in mind. Keep in mind that by re-homing on your own, the person that takes over the responsibility for your pet is not screened at all and it is up to you to advocate for the future of your pet.
- Check References: Make sure you do not give up your pet to any person you feel uncomfortable with or feel is untrustworthy. Check references or potential new homes.
- Visit New Home: Visit a prospective new home to see the environment that will be provided. Are there other pets in the home that your animal will or will not get along with? Children? You are your pet's advocate when finding them a great new home.
- Be Honest: Be honest about your pet's personality and any behavioral or medical problems he/she may have.
- Contact Info: Be sure to get your pet's new home's contact information, including name and phone number, and make sure they have yours too.