Help with rehoming pets on your surrender list

About Home2Home

Home2Home is part of PetRescue’s owner support services, offering an alternative for pet owners looking to find a new home for their pets and who have the capacity to care for them during the adoption process. 

Keeping more pets safe through Home2Home

Giving pet owners the tools and support to manage the adoption process themselves offers a safe and responsible alternative to unreliable third-party platforms such as Gumtree or their pet entering the council system.

Home2Home helps to lessen the burden on rescue groups by keeping pets that have owners who can and want to support them through their rehoming journey, out of the system, leaving more space in rescues and foster networks for pets in need. 

How Home2Home can help pets:

• A dedicated team provides full support to pet owners with rehoming their pet/s so that they can transition happily from the comfort of their existing loving home straight to their new home with the least disruption. We have found that sometimes, simply providing support has empowered the owner to keep their pet, which is the best outcome.
• The Home2Home team is there every step of the way to support guardians from the application process onwards, including collecting the required vet paperwork, creating a pet profile, talking & meeting with potential adopters, to providing post-adoption support to adopters. Adopters are made aware of the program before they enquire and are provided with follow-ups, help and support if needed, and there are safety net rescue groups in place if the adoption doesn’t work out.
• PetRescue has strict safety and security processes that keep breeders and scammers from our platform. Home2Home is a personalised service that requires consultation with our team and a detailed paperwork trail. The program does not see any payment made to the owner surrendering their pet, deterring anyone not using the service for the right reasons.

The criteria for pets to be eligible for rehoming through the Home2Home program:

1. The owner must continue to care for the pet throughout the process of finding their pet a new home, or have a carer who’s happy to assist with this (including conducting meet & greets). A minimum of six weeks is required.
2. All pets must be desexed, microchipped and vaccinated with the core vaccinations given within the last three years.
3. For pets with chronic medical conditions, they must be stable and under the care of a veterinarian. Owners will need to supply a veterinary history for their pet when they apply to the program.

Accessing Home2Home

Due to overwhelming demand, Home2Home applications are currently only open for species other than dogs.

Owners can access the Home2Home program using this link.

Becoming a Home2Home Partner

If you’re finding your surrender list keeps growing and there are only so many animals you can help, Home2Home can help lighten the load. For any cases where an owner is happy to continue caring for their pet until a new home is found you can suggest Home2Home as an option. This way, you can use your limited time and resources to focus on those pets that don’t have any other option and need immediate assistance and safe passage. It takes little work from your end - simply point them to theHome2Home application page!