Home Check From Rescue Centre.

[daffy654]

We are hoping to adopt a rescue cat and are going to (hopefully) choose our pet on Sunday, we will have to have a home check first and I wanted to know if anyone can tell me what is involved in these checks.

[ummmm]

They'll just check your house is safe and that your intentions is not to feed it to your snake.

[DJHawkes]

When I adopted Trisha and Lizzie they just asked some questions about the household make-up and routine and previous pet ownership. they micro chipped the cats and made sure they were nuetered, the idea being to prevent future 'rescue' candidates, they didn't physically visit.

[daffy654]

Thanks for the info. No snakes here ummmm :)

Our house is safe, we don't live on or near a main road, our back yard is secure and we all love cats.

I think i'm just getting paranoid because every rescue centre we have looked at or contacted so far has said they don't rehome to tenants, and we are tenants. This one has said they will consider though as we have lived here for almost 7 years. I have begun to get the feeling these places are a little too picky, why would a home owner be a better pet owner than a tenant?

[B00]

Think they think that a tenant will move house more often. And yes agree, think a lot of RC's are being way too picky.

Good luck Daffy :-)

[DJHawkes]

It's not something they should really be asking in my opinion, they are not selling finance, i would deem you an assured tenant and so use that term on your info sheet, also, make sure you let them know you have a local vet that you have used previously and have a good relationship with, that's something else they will perhaps be concerned about as vets cost money and the rescue people may associate a 'tenant' with a restricted income, which of course is a stereotype response but can lead to assumptions.

[islasmum]

Probably because there's less chance of losing your home as a home owner rather than a tenant, but it seems a bit extreme to me to have to have a visit to rehome a cat!

[daffy654]

Thanks B00 :)

Dot, We will be using a new vet as ours moved her premises to a farm a couple of miles away, I hope that doesn't make too much of a difference to our application.

I am so looking forward to having a cat around again, I've already bought the feeding bowls, carry box and covered litter tray, just need to get food, litter and toys now :)

[lankeela]

Its because some landlords won't allow pets and if they found out they might make you get rid of the animal. If your landlord is ok with it then tell them or show them your tenancy agreement. The main part of the homecheck is to see whether the home is safe and suitable, i.e. not straight onto a main road. I do a lot of homechecks for dog rescues, and that is mostly about the garden and fencing. The condition of the house is not something that is taken into consideration (unless of course its dangerous). Most homecheckers are very nice and want the cat to get a good home so make them a cup of tea and enjoy the visit. Nothing to worry about!

[rockyracoon]

We had a visit from Battersea when I got my dog, she just checked the garden and made suggestions about fences etc. i had a chat with her and she said they like to home visit to make sure the adopters are actually living where the say, ie, in a house and not in a skyrise. I don't remember getting asked about tenancy or owning.

[daffy654]

Thanks ladies. Our garden is completely secure, we live in a terraced house with a secure (large) year which is walled to a height of over 6ft on 4 sides with a full height gate on the back wall.

Our tenancy agreement actually states no pets, but our landlord has given us a verbal agreement as we have been here for so long and are good tenants who look after the house, we even paid for a new bathroom to be fitted last year. This is where we are struggling with the no tenants rule as we have nothing in writing and we are reluctant to hassle the landlord over what would be seen as a minor issue to him.

[daffy654]

*yard* not year lol

[rockyracoon]

Good luck, I hope you get your cat :)

[daffy654]

We have just been to a different rescue centre than the one we went to before (we were not convinced that they were spending donations on the animal welfare there) and have chosen two young female cats called Poppy and Pepper. Poppy is a ginger and white tabby, Pepper is tortie and white with a stripey tail and they are both gorgeous. We will be picking them up next Sunday after they have been spayed and microchipped and I can't wait :)