When deciding "who" gets your pet, call the person or people and tell them that you have an errand to run and you'll be in their vacinity (the first three digits of a phone number usually give away location)- ask if you could stop by and that you'd like to discuss some of the animal's needs (health care issues, habits, space requirements), what ever you feel you can actually discuss to help you finally decide.
By visiting with potential new pet owners, you get an idea of how your pet will be living.
If the home is modest in material goods yet clean and spotless, you know that the home has possibilities for accomodating your pet and that the odds are, your pet won't be neglected.
IF a home is in abundance with material goods but you can't find a place to sit, well, odds are your pet will be neglected as well.
If the potential new pet owners welcome you, then you use your best instincts, to make your choice.
Folks who are reluctant and maybe even get sassy with you, help you make the choice against permitting your pet to take up residency with them.
Again, individuals who truly want your pet, will not mind waiting 48 hours or so and even though they may be a little uncomfortable about you visiting, they will comply and understand that you are acting responsibly in your decision.
This concludes most areas of topic, on how to find a new home for your pet.
I certainly hope that one of these methods is successful and that those who must relocate their animals, find a way that makes them feel the right thing has been done.
And as a realist, consider the possibility that if you cannot find a new home for your pet, that perhaps it's because your pet is already - at home. ('nd shouldn't be going anywhere)
I'm a firm believer that things happen for a reason and by not finding a new home, doesn't have to mean that your pet should be surrendered to a pound or shelter to be euthanized.
When it boils down to the possibility that maybe you should really keep your pet companion, "where there's a Will, there is most certainly a way" -
If you have an idea or have tried a certain method that worked for you in assisting to relocate your pet, then by all means, please leave a comment! You just may help someone who is feeling out of sorts because they too must find a new home for their beloved pet.
Read Part One of this series, "What Happens to Pets Folks Can't Keep?" where you'll find a run down on organizations like the S.P.C.A., the Humane Society or Shelters that offer definate final solutions.
till next time...
when we come back with part three of the series "Are Cats Like People?" - Emotions and Social Structure
