How rehoming your cat through direct rehoming works
What is Direct Homing??
Direct homing is the term we use to refer to cats currently on the waiting list to come into Sunny Harbour Cat Rescue whose owners would like to publish details and to take direct enquiries from potential adoptees in order to find their cat a new loving home.
The aim is that hopefully some of these cats may find a home directly without the need to come into Sunny Harbour and a rescue environment, thus making it less traumatic for them but also to help to get cats in difficult situations into new loving homes.
Equally many of the spaces that will become available in rescue are taken up very quickly with emergency cases and as a result those members of the public who need to re-home their cat or kitten are faced with only the prospect of the free ads. A practice we wish to reduce or better still, remove.
What is the process when looking for a cat?
Contact details for the current owner(s) of the cat(s) concerned can be found on the details page for each cat. You should contact the current owner for further details.
Please do not contact Sunny Harbour as these cat(s) are not under our care.
Please ensure that you obtain as much information as possible on medical background, vaccinations, neutering status, etc from the current owner as possible.
Please also be aware that we have provided guidance to direct homing cat owners and they may wish to perform a home visit (as advised) prior to rehoming their cat with you. Re-homing their cat(s) may be a very difficult thing for some owners to do so please try to be understanding of their situation.
Please respect the privacy of all users of this site at all times. Sunny Harbour Cat Rescue will never share any of the information posted on your listings with 3rd party organisations. Information you post will be used solely by people viewing your listing.
What kind of information are you looking for when I list my cat?
The form is broken down into questions and answers. Some are selection boxes and other are for you to write and explain about your cat in your own words. Please try to make your answers personable, friendly and convey the character and temperament of your cat(s).
We have done our best to make this service easy to use and record number 1 - Barney the test has been set up to show you the kind of information people are looking for.
Do I need to pay a fee to list my cat?
No, there are no fees involved in listing your cat. All we ask is that you adhere to our terms of use. Should you wish to do so we are very grateful if you or the new owner would like to make a small donation to Sunny Harbour Cat Rescue for the use of this service.
How long does my listing stay active for?
Your listing will remain active for 12 weeks at the end of which time it will be deleted from our database unless you contact us prior to this deadline asking for an extension.
What information will I get once I have listed my cat?
Once you have listed your cat you will be directed to a seperate page of our website which contains information on how best to deal with enquiries you receive about your cat or kitten. These are guidelines to help you get the most from this cat rehoming service.
What happens when I find a new home for my cat?
Please notify us so that we can have your listing taken down from the active database.
Please note: Sunny Harbour Cat Rescue in no way vouches for the health or temperament of the cat or cats listed for Direct Homing. This is purely a tool to help facilitate owners needing to relinquish their cats, find them new loving homes. Sunny Harbour has had no direct involvement with the cat(s) concerned.
Sunny Harbour Cat Rescue will in no way be held responsible for any issues arising as a result of a Direct Homing.