Bengal Cat Rescue UK
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Adoption Procedures:
We try to make the adoption process as easy as possible while
ensuring we find the right homes for the cats in our care, it will
take a few weeks.
Here's what you need to know about the adoption process for your next loving Bengal!
1. Questionnaire
You will be asked to fill out the "Prospective Home Form" about yourself, family and previous pet history. Your questionnaire will be reviewed by one of the coordinators
for your region, to see if any of the cats in our care would suit
your home. If your questionnaire doesn't match an immediately
available cat, we will with your permission keep your details on our
waiting list for a suitable cat.
We want to find loving forever
homes for each and every rescue, as such cats are only placed in
homes that we feel they would thrive well in.
2. Phone Interview
If your questionnaire looks to be the best home for a cat, you may be asked to take part in a phone call interview. We want to get to know our potential adopters and have a chance to answer any questions you may have.
3. Homecheck
Following the Phone Interview we
will arrange for a Volunteer, possibly BCR but maybe from another
animal rescue to come and visit your home. The Homecheck will be validate
the details on your Prospective Home Form, ensure your house is away
from main roads and has enough space for a Bengal. If the
Homecheck is passed you will be able to meet your 'matched' cat in
the foster carers home at a mutually convenient time.
4. Adoption Contract
If everything up to this point has gone well and you like your
potential cat, you will be asked to read, fill out and sign the
adoption contract.
We like to keep in touch - the
foster carers love to get updates on how the cats they fostered are
doing. Pictures will be added to our gallery.
5. Adoption Fee
The adoption donation is normally £100, though adoption fees may be lower or higher (not more than
£200) depending on the age of the cat and physical wellness.
The adoption fee includes:
Vaccination (including FeLV)
Blood testing for FELV and FIV
Veterinary Care
Worm and Flea Treatment
Cost of care while in rescue
Cost of phone calls, website hosting etc
Microchipping
We believe that, in addition to the adoption fee helping cover
some of the costs, it also shows your ability to care for the animal. Please consider this: If you can't afford
£100 for an adoption fee, how will you afford:
A lifetime of food, water and litter?
Vet visit within the first week of coming home as required by the adoption contract?
Vet bills for yearly check ups and vaccines?
Emergency treatment, should it occur?
And all the other expenses of caring for a cat?
6. You must be 21 years old to adopt. We do not adopt cats out to
single bedroom flat situations or as a gift.
7.The contract states that if for any reason
you cannot keep a cat after adoption, it MUST be returned to us, not
another rescue or a friend or family member.
Click here to download the
Application.
Click here to download the application.
Consider a Older Bengal Cat. Adopting a Older Bengal is very rewarding! Older Bengals are just as likely to bond with their human companions, and they are set in personality - no surprises on how the Bengal will turn out later on when he/she reaches adolescence!
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