ADOPTION PROCESS & APPLICATION

Animal Lifeline’s re-homing policy is simple and straightforward. Our application form allows you to give us in depth details of what kind of dog you are looking for so that we can find the best match for you and our dogs.

*PLEASE NOTE WE ONLY REHOME TO ADOPTERS IN
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE AND SOUTH CHESHIRE*

IF YOU ARE SERIOUSLY INTERESTED IN ADOPTING ONE OF OUR RESCUE DOGS,  PLEASE  READ THIS PAGE CAREFULLY AND THEN COMPLETE THE ADOPTION FORM BELOW.  IF YOU HAVE NOT GOT THE COMMITMENT REQUIRED TO TAKE ON A RESCUE DOG, THEN YOU SHOULD NOT DO SO

Our Process

Finding the right dog:
If you see a dog that you are interested in on one of our social media platforms, please fill in the application form below and wait to hear back from our re-homing team. Please bare in mind that we get a lot of applications and our re-homing team operates on a voluntary basis. They will endeavor to get back to you as soon as they can. 

Complete and submit your application:
Having completed and submitted your form, our Re-homing Team will review your answers and telephone you if they require any further information. Should this be successful, a home check will be arranged. 

The home check:
This is carried out by our voluntary home checkers at a time and date arranged with you.  It should be in daylight hours and we would normally expect all living in the dog’s potential new home to be present.  This is a fact finding visit and home checkers will report their findings back to the Re-homing Team, who are the decision makers as to whether or not Animal Lifeline agrees to a specific adoption. You will be advised of their decision by the team shortly after the home check.

Collecting your dog:
Successful adoptees will be contacted by one of our team to arrange a time and date for handover.  You will be required to sign an adoption document and requested to make an adoption donation. Minimum amount has been agreed by our team at £150.00 – we try where possible to ensure all of our dogs are up to date with their vaccinations and are neutered/spayed before leaving to go into their new homes. All adoption donations go back into the general funds to help care for our dogs. 

Once you have your dog home:
When you first take your new dog home, they may initially be a little timid and need some time to adjust to their new environment. We do offer a slow progression approach to the dogs we feel will find it harder to adapt to a new environment, where you can take them home for a few hours at a time, then an overnight stay, before taking them home forever. Please allow your new dog time to adjust. It can take up to 3 months for a dogs to fully decompress to a new home. However, we are always available to contact should you have any issues with your dog once you have taken them home.