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7 Places to adopt a pet in Singapore

Want to adopt a pet/pets but do not know where to? Here are some animal welfare groups to find out more about adopting!

1.Animal Lovers League (ALL)

Animal Lovers League (ALL) is a registered charity and home to over 500 dogs and cats, and the animals under their care consist of vagrant strays, abandoned, traumatized, abused and rescued animals.

ALL is strictly no-kill. They aim to encourage the public to adopt instead of buying animals, and endeavor to rejoin the animals at ALL with loving and committed families. Those interested can also volunteer their time, energy and love to help ALL by taking care of the animals, taking the dogs out for walks and/or other daily necessary tasks. 

Find out more on adopting them on their website: (https://www.animalloversleague.com/adoption)

2.Causes for Animals (Singapore)

Causes for Animals (Singapore) is an animal welfare charity to support local animal welfare in Singapore. They employ programs and policies to promote best practice, ethical, sustainable and compassionate treatment of these animals. Therefore, raising awareness for ethical animal treatment.

Don’t worry if you are unable to adopt one, if you want to provide a temporary home, you may contact them to find out more. To find out more about their adoption process, you may visit their website here: (https://www.causesforanimals.com/cas-adoption-centre.html)

3.Action for Singapore Dogs (ASD)

They are a registered charity and established in December 2000, as a non-profit organization with the mission to improve the local welfare of stray and abandoned dogs with a strict no-kill policy. After that, they have rehomed over 3000 dogs and have about 150 dogs under their care.

These dogs are at the Adoption & Rescue Centre and in foster homes. In order to find out more, you can visit their website: (http://www.asdsingapore.com/pages/adoption-procedure)

4.Cat Welfare Society (CWS)

CWS was formed in July 1999 by a group of friends who got together to help community cats and kittens after being outraged by a newspaper report about 5 kittens being burned alive in a box. In 1999, a culling of more than 13,000 cats happened in a bid to control the stray population.

That equated to an average of 35 cats killed every single day. CWS set about to reduce this number with the aim of eliminating it entirely. Their tireless campaigning over the years against the inhumane culling of cats has resulted in a record low of less than 1000 cats put down since 2015.

In order to find out more, go visit their website if you have interest in adopting a cat! (https://www.catwelfare.org/adoptions/adoption-procedure/)

5.Hamster Society Singapore (HSS)

Hamster Society Singapore is a non-profit, all-volunteer group of animal lovers. They have a need in the community to assist, rescue, foster and rehabilitate unwanted, neglected and abused hamsters.

HSS aims to increase awareness on proper hamster husbandry, resulting in reduce of the neglect, abuse, mistreatment and abandonment of pet hamsters locally, for instance.

They have adoptions for their Hamsters, so do check out their website to find out more if you are interested! https://www.hamstersociety.sg/adoptiongallery

6.Bunny Wonderland Singapore (BWS)

In 2002, Ms Jackie Fang purchased 2 adorable baby rabbits from a pet shop out of impulse.

Unfortunately, one passed away immaturely. She went on to purchase 3 more and shortly after, 3 females got pregnant! Eventually within months, she ended up with a family of 24 rabbits.

In order to find out more, head on to their website if you have interest in adopting: https://bunnywonderlandsg.com/

7.House Rabbit Society Singapore (HRSS)

Since House Rabbit Society was founded in 1988, over 40,000 rabbits are rescued through House Rabbit Society chapters across the United States.

Many of these bunnies had run out of time at animal shelters and were scheduled for euthanasia; others had been deemed “unadoptable” because of age, health, or disposition.

HRS is able to spend time getting to know individual bunnies and can then match them with an appropriate home. We neuter all incoming rabbits, obtain any necessary veterinary care, and attend to their social needs.

If you have interests in adopting a rabbit, go to the House Rabbit Society Singapore (HRSS) website and find out more! https://houserabbitsocietysingapore.wordpress.com/

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Adopting A Pet

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Thinking of getting a pet? Here’s why adopting is better

You’ll save lives
  • While the estimates vary, approximately three to four million dogs and cats are euthanized (“put to sleep”) each year in the United States because too few people spay or neuter the pets they have, too few adopt, and too many give up their pets.
  • Because space at shelters are limited, they must make the difficult decision to euthanize healthy animals that are not adopted within a certain amount of time.
You’ll get a great pet
  • Animal shelters and rescue groups have plenty of healthy, well-behaved animals waiting for a home.
  • Most shelters examine and vaccinate animals when they arrive, and many shelters spay or neuter them before adoption.
  • It is a common belief that abused animals or those that misbehave badly, ends up in shelters.
  • In truth, most animals in shelters are there because of “people reasons”: divorce, moving, lack of time, and financial constraints are among the most common reasons why pets lose their homes.
Save money
  • Adopting a pet from an animal shelter is much less expensive than buying a pet at a pet store or through other sources.
  • Buying a pet can easily cost $500 to $1000 or more; adoption costs range from $50 to $200. In addition, animals from many shelters are already spayed, or neutered and vaccinated, which makes the shelter’s fee a bargain.
You Won’t Support Puppy or Kitten Mills
  • Puppy and kitten mills are factory-style breeding facilities that put profit above the welfare of animals.
  • These mills that raises most animals have poor housing conditions and improper medical care.
  • They are often in poor health and have ongoing behavior and health problems due to lack of human companionship and inbreeding.
  • Pet stores, the internet, and newspaper advertisements shows/sells mill animals to unsuspecting customers.
  • By adopting instead of buying a pet, you can be certain that you aren’t supporting puppy or kitten mills.