Independent rescuer needs help developing application for adoption.

revenwyn

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Okay so as the closest rescue group is an hour away from here, we have no transportation, they will not come to us, and they're full anyway...

A couple of weeks ago we rescued a couple of abandoned kittens. We made sure that they were abandoned and not just hanging out waiting for Mom to come back. We brought them inside; one of them was practically at death's door, but now, although he is small he is a normal, active kitten. Binky, the cat we brought in a couple of months ago and have since spayed, is no longer producing milk but she is mothering these two kittens in other ways she can. One of the kittens is already spoken for (we made sure to tell him the minimal standards we'd adopt out for) but the guy won't take the other.

So we know that we're going to need to keep them both a little while longer. They're about 6-7 weeks old now, but I want your suggestions on what sort of things to put on an adoption application. I want to do this properly. People in this area will not pay any money for an animal, and we cannot afford three cats in the long term (Binky has a son of her own, who needs shots and fixed soon.) I was going to ask at the very least for a local vet reference and see if these people bring in their animals on a regular basis, have spayed their pets, etc. Also, this is a college town so it is crucial we weed out people who don't have landlord permission for an animal... that is what created the feral colony here in the first place... students thinking it cute to smuggle a kitten into their dorm room only to have to throw it out when it gets wriggly and loud...

Does anyone have any suggestions on what to include in the application? We're also going to put down our personal information in case the adoption does not work out so they can return the kitten/cat if necessary, but we plan on taking applications for a while and then choosing the best match.
 

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I will pull up some threads on the subject that have some ideas and suggestions for an application when adopting out kitties that you have rescued. Make sure that there is something in there also about declawing. I think it is a good idea to do this. If you can, I would ask a nominal fee, even $25.00 that in the event if the kitten did not work out, you would refund it when they return the kitty to you. This way you will be assured that they will return to you if things don't work out.

Here is one: and I will find some more in a bit. http://www.thecatsite.com/t/200962/cat-adoption-application
 

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Obviously, no adoption application is complete without this:

Do you own or rent? Own_____ Rent_____ If you rent, have you received permission from your landlord to have a cat? Yes_____ No_____

The question, "Do you plan to get the cat/kitten declawed?" definitely should be followed with, "If yes, why?" because sometimes people have no choice where they live and otherwise would not think about having the surgery done. If this situation occurs, you can talk about Soft Paws.

More important is this question: "Will you allow your cat/kitten to go outside?" When I create an adoption application, I will deny everyone who says yes, regardless of the reason, because only feral cats belong out there.
 
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Thanks, yes i had already put those on the application. However, we have come to the conclusion that we will probably need to keep him ourselves, we've seen the same four or five animals up on our local craigslist type thing for the past year... nobody is adopting animals in this area right now, and these families had MUCH fewer requirements than we would.
 
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