Rehoming a pet

Creature Feature. Rikki's will post your pet's photo, bio and contact information on our main website as well as our site on www.petfinder.com to help him gain exposure. Posting your pet does not obligate Rikki's in any way.

Please send clear jpgs and good bios along with the phone and/or email address that you want posted to mail@rikkisrefuge.org. The subject line should read Post to Website for faster processing. If you only have printed photos please email us and we'll tell you which volunteer to send them to for scanning and posting.

We will let you know when your pet has been posted. Pets will be left up for 30 days and then removed unless we are notified to keep them up longer. Pet bios/photos can stay up as long as it takes to find them a new home, but you must renew your request every 30 days so we can keep the site current.

Create an "Adopt Me" poster online. You can upload an image from your computer to complete the poster and then then print or download the PDF file. Free service from Petbond.com.

"Help me I found a stray.. a practical guide to helping stray animals"
A 4-page PDF format publication offering in-depth on what to do if you find -- or you are found -- by a lost or stray animal.

How to find homes for homeless pets. This 12-page PDF prepared by the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary walks you through the process of finding a new home for a pet. It includes directions for preparing flyers and bios that will get the pet noticed, advertising, details on telephone screening and a generic adoption contract.

Generic adoption application        Word format  |   PDF format
Sample adoption questionnaire

Generic adoption contract             Word format  |   PDF format
Sample adoption contract

Classified ads
If you have a pet up for adoption -- or if you have found or lost a pet -- you can post free classified in many local newspapers. Always state in your ad that you will be charging an adoption fee (at least $50) to screen out bunchers -- individuals who love to gather up "free to good home" animals and sell them to research labs.