This Christmas, UK charity PetRehomer are celebrating 150 dogs and 255 cats who have found new homes through their service.
The charity, set up by a group of animal lovers, are committed to ending pet homelessness and irresponsible rehoming practices. It is part of a registered UK charity and is believed to be the only animal charity of its kind.
The service saves animals from needing to enter the care of rescue centres, many of which are completely full, and is proving to be successful. The majority of people looking to re-home their pets cite ‘a change of circumstances’ as the main reason, together with the cost-of-living crisis.
One example is Biscuit, a one-year-old cross between a Jack Russell and a Shih Tzu. Her original owner, living in Crawley, Sussex, was heartbroken to have to re-home her due to housing circumstances, and wanted to choose the person who would give Biscuit her future home. Through the PetRehomer system she was able to find and choose Biscuit’s new adopter, Ramona Simmonds, and pass her little bundle of joy straight to her new home in Guildford, Surrey.
Hobbes, an Egyptian Mau cat, was re-homed by delighted Amanda Graney in Uckfield, East Sussex. She was looking for a playmate for another cat in the family and says “He’s an absolute joy, he’s grown so much and is a total mush pot, who sleeps the whole night spooned against mummy in bed”.
Toy Poodle Bella is also set to move to her new home in the Manchester region, and older cat Bonnie is still searching for her forever home in Surrey. Devon dog Jax is longing to meet a new owner, and Parsons Terrier Rocky is looking for a home in Swindon, Wiltshire.
A small fee is paid by the adopter to PetRehomer.org and this is put towards running costs of the digital platform and contributions to a neutering fund which can be used to help those most in need.
This Christmas, PetRehomer are celebrating 150 dogs and 255 cats who have found new homes through their service, ensuring many more animals will be spending the festive season in their forever home.
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