FOSTER/ADOPT

GUIDELINES

  • You must be 21 to foster or adopt.
  • Have identification showing your present address & ID.
  • You can only foster/adopt for yourself – not on behalf of anyone else.
  • Have the knowledge and consent of your landlord (if applicable).
  • Be able and willing to care for and spend time with the animal.
  • Not leave the animal alone for longer than 5-6 hours in total per day – unless in extreme circumstances. We don’t believe that long periods of time alone are in anyway good for animals.

Completion of either the foster or adoption form does not guarantee acceptance.

Kirsten’s Zoo cannot give any guarantees regarding the health, temperament or training of our animals – we obviously do everything in our power to ensure our animals are happy & healthy. However, as many are rescued or given up, we don’t always know everything about them.

FOSTERING

Once an animal has been rescued or surrendered, the first step is a medical check-up from our vet team at Acorn vet hospital in Sai Ying Pun. This includes a full health check, vaccinations, desex (if required), microchip, deflea and worming.

The next step is to find the animal a permanent home. If immediate adoption is not possible then we look for a foster home – our animals thrive in this environment. Good food, love and care will do wonders for any animal. Fostering offers our animals the best chance of finding permanent homes.
Fosters are invaluable to us and we always need them!

The advantage of fostering is that not only are you providing a much-needed temporary home for an animal, but you have the opportunity to experience life with a pet – particularly valuable if you are unsure of committing to adoption.

Our foster families come from all backgrounds – some only ever foster, some start out fostering but find the pet they want to adopt, some have adopted and continue to foster more animals – the paths are many!

During the foster period, the animal remains in the ownership of Kirsten’s Zoo – medical bills will be funded by the charity but we ask that our fosters provide the same supplies as an adopted pet – food, toys, a bed – and maintain the worming/de-flea/Heart Guard routine – as required. Our dog fosters are also asked to attend monthly adoption days. Which gives them the opportunity to meet potential adopters. We will be in close contact during the foster period, ask for updates on how the foster pet is getting on and for photos for advertising purposes.

ADOPTION

This is obviously the best outcome we could hope for – our animals finding their forever home! We firmly believe that there are the right homes out there for every cat and dog – it’s just a matter of getting them together. We hold adoption days every month – one for cats and two for dogs. You can see details of our adoption days on the Home Page. Adoption days enable you to come and meet the animals, apply for adoption (on the day or an alternative start date), or organise a trial, to see how things go in your home before making a final decision.

The process for adoption starts with you completing an adoption form – this will enable us to assess your lifestyle, the type of pet you’d ideally like and work on finding the most suitable companion. If you are interested in adoption then please complete the relevant dog or cat adoption form at the bottom of the page.

FEES

Dog Adoption Fee:
All of the dogs have been treated by a vet. We ask $3,000 for the dog package which includes the following: Full health check, 2 x vaccinations, Heartgard (1 box) over 10 kg and pro-heart vaccine under 10 kg, de-sex, rabies & microchip, worming, and Frontline or Revolution.

Cat Adoption Fee:
All of the cats have been treated by a vet. We ask $2,200 for the adoption which includes: Microchip, desex, 2 x vaccinations, Frontline or Revolution and worming, plus full health check.