Home To Home is a website that allows pet owners who need to give up their pets to be matched with potential owners who might be interested in dogs, cats, and other animals.
If a pet owner is no longer able to keep their pet, there are alternatives to taking it to a shelter, offered by Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center.
Home To Home is a website that allows pet owners who need to give up their pets to be matched with potential owners who might be interested in dogs, cats, and other animals. It was created through the Better Together Animal Alliance, a shelter in northern Idaho.
According to the website's How It Works page, pet owners post a profile with a photo of their pet, which is then “posted to a listing and shared with individuals and families interested in adopting a pet. ”. Our mission is to remove animals from shelters and instead place them with loving families. ”
Maria Anselmo, MCASAC's community relations manager, said the site does not allow for “rehoming costs.”
“If you have bad relationships with people and they ask for money, we ask them to send us an email with a complaint,” Home to Home director Ruth Garcia told WTOP in an interview.
Each profile page has a notification inside a yellow box. For example, one page advertising two dogs in Aiken, South Carolina says, “Don't be fooled!” We want to protect you from scammers who try to trick you into paying for your pet. Home To Home requires all pets to be free. This site does not accept any rehoming or adoption fees. ”
“Charging more doesn't lead to better housing; communication leads to better housing,” Anselmo told WTOP.
Asked about the possibility of scammers using the site, Anselmo said pet owners and people looking for pets “can only contact us through the website until they provide additional information.”
Anselmo said that with Home To Home, anyone who wants to adopt an animal asks the owner who is surrendering the pet very specific questions, from behavioral issues to the veterinary care the pet has received. It is said that it is possible.
“All of these things cannot reasonably be done in a general intake shelter,” she said.
There is another disclaimer on the site that says, “It is the responsibility of the individual interested in the particular pet featured on these pages to obtain and verify information regarding the pet's medical, behavioral, and bite history. ” is written.
Mr. Anselmo said that if both sides agree to a match, the handover process will be arranged in a way that both sides feel comfortable with.
“Some people may choose a public location. For example, some may leave their pet in a new home. It's largely based on the personal comfort of the two people,” Anselmo said.
Garcia said that based on responses from registered users, 86% of submitted pets had “positive results.” And, according to the Home To Home website, shelters are reaping the benefits. We found that owner surrenders decreased by his 26%.
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