Surrender your own cat/dog What to do if you find a cat/kitten on the street

It’s not going to be easy for you to find a rescue to take in an animal and we highly recommend that you reach out to your network of friends, family and work colleagues to see if they can help either by adopting the animal themselves or by caring for it until help can be found . Larger organisations like the RSPCA, AWL NSW, Sydney Cats & Dogs Home and The Cat Protection League have more space, money and paid staff but smaller rescues like SAFE have limited space & resources and are run by volunteers with little money.

Cats

We receive many enquiries to take in both privately owned cats and cats & kittens found on the street. To put it simply the demand is too great to be met and we cannot help everyone.

Surrender your own cat

If we can take in your pet we will need evidence of desexing, recent vaccination and microchipping. If your need is immediate it is unlikely that we will be able to take your pet.

Surrender cats/kittens found on the street

If you have found a cat or a kitten on the street please read the information below to find out what you need to think about before taking any action. SAFE has very limited space and resources and our vet bills to desex, medicate and care for any cats you give us is extremely costly and not covered by adoption fees. We need everyone who asks us to take a kitten or a cat , to help us reduce these costs by paying for desexing, vaccination and any other vet care. We do our best to help and it’s great that you care , but that’s not enough – we ask that you are willing to be part of the solution too.

So you’ve found some kittens – read this before you do anything else!

So you’ve found an adult cat – here’s some guidance on what to do

After reading these guides if you need to surrender your cat or have found and cat and/or kittens on the street, please choose cat/kitten and continue to fill out the form below and we will get back to you if we can help.

Dogs

We deal with less enquiries from owners who need to surrender their pets, however as we don’t have premises to keep dogs our ability to take them depends on us finding a foster carer which means we are not able to take in dogs immediately.

If we take your pet we require you to provide proof of desexing and microchipping. If they are not desexed or recently vaccinated we highly reccommend you arrange and pay for this to be done, otherwise there will be additional charges – see the costs at the bottom of the form.

If you need to surrender your dog please choose dog/puppy and continue to fill out the form below.

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What type of pet do you wish to surrender? *

• Cat/Kitten
• Dog/Puppy
• Other

At this point in time we don’t have appropriate facilities for taking in companion animals other than cats and dogs. We recommend Porsche’s Rescue for pocket pets or Birdsville or Parrott Rescue Centre for birds.

Do you own the pet? *

• Yes, I own this pet
• No, I found the pet on the street/outdoors
• No, I am enquiring on behalf of someone else

If you are unable to approach and touch the cats/kittens, they will need to be trapped. Unfortunately as SAFE is a small orgnaisation, we do not have the resources to trap and/or transport pets.

We can sometimes help in what we consider to be the most urgent situations, however this relatively rare, so please attach a photo if this applies to your situation.

In most cases it’s likely we won’t be able to help if the cats/kittens are unapproachable and we encourage you to feed and provide some basic shelter for them until you build trust and they allow you to approach and touch them. If you can, try to desex some or all of the cats/kittens (organisations like the National Desexing Network may be able to provide you with some assistance with a discount for desexing or if you wanted to keep the cat, Cat Protection Society may be able to help with vet work with their Adopt a Stray program).

If you are able to continue to help these cats/kittens, we may contact you if we have space to take them in. In the meantime, as a community, we hope you are able to contribute by helping out, as the rescues are totally overwhelmed with enquiries and will not have anywhere close to the space required for all cats/kittens in need. Please continue to reach out to your network and other rescues to home or help you care for these abandoned cats/kittens.

If you can keep looking after them but would like us to add them to the waitlist, tick 'I understand' and complete the form *

• I understand

Please be aware, that if you are not the identified owner of the pet, we will not be able to help you unless the identified owner can provide us with a change of owner form, or you can provide a statutory declaration outlining the circumstance in which you came into possession of the pet. *

• I understand

If you find a dog wandering the street be aware that in stressful situations they may display fear aggressive behaviour.  If you are at all unsure about approaching the dog and/or it appears stressed please be cautious and call the council and rangers will retrieve the dog safely, check the microchip and attempt to reunite the dog with the owner.

If the dog is safe to approach

• If it has a collar there may be a tag with a phone number or address & you can contact the owner
• If the dog has no collar or tag and you are able to attach a lead you can take it to a vet and they can check the microchip

If it is unsafe to approach the dog, call the council rangers

Is the pet microchipped? *

• Yes
• No
• Not sure

I own and am the registered owner of this pet: *

• Yes
• No, I don’t know who’s name the microchip is in
• No, but the microchip is in the name of the person I am enquiring for

Microchip Number

Please be aware, as the pet is legally owned by someone else, further paperwork will be required before intake.

Your Name *

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Suburb the cat/s is located *

Email *

Phone *

Please explain the situation, including number of cats/kittens, appoximate ages, general health and temperament (please provide photos below if there are any health concerns) *

Have the cats had any vet attention, i.e. microchipped, medication, etc.? *

Is there a date your pet needs to be relocated by? *

• Yes
• No, this is negotiable

Please provide this date *

Reason for surrending your pet: *

Pet's name *

Breed Appearance *

Primary Colour *

Secondary Colour *

DOB (if known)

Gender *

• Male
• Female

Is the pet desexed? *

• Yes
• No
• Unsure

Is the pet vaccinated in the last 12 months? *

• Yes
• No
• Unsure

Where did you get the pet from? *

How long have you had this pet? *

Attach desex certificate here to upload

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Attach vaccination certificate here to upload

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How long have you been looking after/seen this cats/kittens for? *

How long can you continue to take care of the cats/kittens? *

If there are health concerns, it would be really helpful for us to see a photo, please note only one photo can be attached

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In the event that SAFE could take the cats/kittens in, can you catch them and transport them to Roseville? *

• Yes
• No

Does your pet have any medical issues/dietary requirements: *

• Yes
• No

Please give details: *

Has your pet lived with other animals? *NoYes

Has your pet lived with other animals? (choose all relevant) *

• Yes, lived with a cat/s
• Yes, lived with a dog/s
• Yes, lived with other another animal/s

Please provide the cat's age and the relationship between the two pets (the more information the better, negative or positive) *

Please provide the dog's age and the relationship between the two pets (the more information the better, negative or positive) *

Please provide the other pet's age and the relationship between the two pets (the more information the better, negative or positive) *

How often is your dog socialised with other dogs: *

• Frequently
• Sometimes
• Rarely
• Never

Please upload a video of your dog interacting with another dog

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Has your pet lived with or been around children? *

• Yes
• No

Please give details: (e.g. kids' age/s, pet's reactions, etc.) *

Does your dog know basic commands? *

• Yes, I will list the known commands
• No, my dog doesn’t know any commands

Please list the commands here: *

Do you walk your dog on a lead? *

• Yes
• No, my dog walks off lead
• No, I don’t walk my dog

Please explain how they walk (i.e. loose lead, pulls on the lead, etc.) *

Does your dog have separation anxiety? *

• Yes
• No

Please give details: *

Does your dog resource guard (food and/toys, etc.)? *

• Yes
• No

Please give details: *

Has your dog ever bitten a person? *

• Yes
• No

Please give details: *

Has your cat ever seriously bitten or scratched a person? *

• Yes
• No

Please give details: *

Has your dog ever bitten another dog or animal? *

• Yes
• No

Please give details: *

Does your dog try to escape from your property? *

• Yes
• No

Please give details: *

Does your dog bark a lot? *

• Yes
• No

Please give details: (i.e. under what circumstance does it bark the most?) *

Does your cat talk a lot? *

• Yes
• No

Please give details: *

Does your cat like to play? *

• Yes
• No

Please give details (i.e. favourite toy/s) *

Does your cat like to be picked up? *

• Yes
• No

Where does your cat sleep at night? *

Does your pet have any other behavioural issues? *

• Yes
• No

Please give details: *

How many hours is your pet left alone on a work day? *None, I work from home mostlyLess than 3 hours3-6 hours6-8 hours8 hours or more

How many hours is your pet left alone on a non-work day? *None, I will mostly be at homeLess than 3 hours3-6 hours6-8 hours8 hours or more

What does your pet do when left alone? *

Have you had any complaints from neighbours or a council warning about your dog? *

• Yes
• No

Please give details: *

Is your dog allowed inside the house? *

• Yes
• No

Where does your dog sleep at night? *

Does your cat like to be stroked? *

• Yes
• No

Please give details (i.e. favourite places on body): *

Is your cat indoors only? *

• Yes
• No

How long do they spend outside? *

Has your cat ever missed the litter tray? *

• Yes
• No

Please give details: *

Is your cat destructive or annoying in any way? *

• Yes
• No

Please give details: *

How would you best describe your pet to a potential adopter? *

SAFE receives no government support or grants. We charge a Surrender Donation to cover the cost of caring for your cat until it is rehomed. Our policy is to only offer cats for adoption if they are microchipped, health checked, vaccinated, desexed and treated with preventatives & we can only help if we can cover our costs.
This means that if your cat is not microchipped, desexed or up to date with vaccinations and preventatives there will be additional donations.

SURRENDER DONATION:
$150 for cats who are desexed, microchipped & up-to-date with vaccinations (with supporting paperwork)
Additional donations which may apply
• + $50 if undesexed
• + $30 if lapsed or no vaccinations
• + $30 if not microchipped

SAFE receives no government support or grants. We charge a Surrender Donation to cover the cost of caring for your dog until it is rehomed. Our policy is to only offer dogs for adoption if they are microchipped, health checked, vaccinated, desexed and treated with preventatives, & we can only help if we can cover our costs. This means that if your dog is not microchipped, desexed or up to date with vaccinations and preventatives there will be additional donations.

SURRENDER DONATION:
$200 for dogs who are desexed, microchipped & up-to-date with vaccinations (with supporting paperwork)

Additional charges which may apply
+ $250 -if not desexed
+ $50 if not vaccinated or vaccination lapsed
+ $40 if not microchipped

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By entering your name into this field, you are signing this form and confirming you agree to the terms above, including paying the surrender donation/s.

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