Rehome a Pet
If you need to surrender a pet due to behavior or medical issues, please contact us to see if some of our services can help you keep your pet. We can provide food, veterinary care (including spay/neuter and vaccines) and behavioral counseling.
If you can no longer keep a pet belonging to you or to a family member, we recommend that you try the Adopt-A-Pet Rehome website.
Going from one home to another is a much less stressful process than coming into the shelter. We take great care of our animals, but a home is always better than a kennel. In addition, research shows that you will do a great job of finding the next right home because you know your pet better than we ever can.
If you need help getting your animal up-to-date on vaccines, spayed/neutered or to address another health issue before they go to their next home, please make an appointment.
Surrendering a Pet to WCHS
If you need to surrender an animal, please fill out WCHS’s Animal Rehoming Form on this page. We will contact you to discuss your pet.
Please note, during reconstruction of our shelter, animal intake will be prioritized to ACO drop-off and stray/lost animals.
Feral or Barn Cats
Feral cats over 10-12 weeks old are very difficult to domesticate and are unhappy and stressed in a humane society environment. For these reasons, WCHS does not take feral cats into our facility. We do offer free trap-neuter-return for feral cats.
Here are the steps you’ll take on to list your pet on Adopt a Pet Rehome.
Create a Pet Profile - Get your pets posted on Adopt-a-Pet.com to be seen by millions of pet adopters.
Review Applications - The dedicated team at Rehome will give you all the help you need to select the best potential adopters.
Meet Adopters - The Rehome team will guide you through the process of setting safe and pressure-free meetings with applicants.
Finalize Adoption - Rehome will provide you with a template for transfer of ownership with your adopter!