Finding a Loving Home for Stray Cats: A Guide to Surrendering Your Pet
Introduction
WEB Animal Humane Society proudly helps thousands of dogs, cats, and critters find loving homes each year. If you have found a stray cat and are looking for a safe place to drop it off for shelter and care, this article will guide you through the process.
Surrendering Your Cat
There may be places where you can surrender your cat for free, but this depends on your specific location and the policies of the shelter or rescue organization you contact.
Of the approximately 63 million companion animals who enter shelters nationwide every year, many are cats. Unfortunately, not all of these animals find their way to a loving home.
Contact local shelters or rescue organizations in your area and explain your situation. Each organization may have different procedures and protocols for surrendering a cat.
Shelter or Rescue Options
You cannot simply drop off your cat at a shelter. There are specific procedures and protocols that must be followed to ensure the safety and well-being of both the cat and the shelter staff.
For decades, the animal welfare field's standard advice to anyone who found a seemingly homeless cat was to take it to a shelter. However, this advice is no longer universally recommended.
You can surrender your cat by bringing it to an open admissions shelter or rescue. Open admission shelters are required to accept any animal that is brought to them, regardless of space or resources.
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