How to Adopt Out Kittens on Your Own

A Guide to Finding Good Homes

By Jenna Hansen, published Aug 15, 2007
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Maybe a feral cat found you and had her litter of kittens in your shed. Maybe you felt bad for your neighbor and took the kittens they found. Perhaps your cat was accidently bred because you didn't have her spayed soon enough. Whatever the case may be, you now have kittens that you need to find homes for.

Many people think that finding homes for kittens is easy. Some people give kittens away for free to anyone who will take them. Others don't even bother to wait and make sure that people actually came and got them. Still others say that it is the animal shelter's responsibility to find homes for pets so they drop them off there. If you must choose one of the three options listed above, please take your kittens to the shelter. However, if you would like to find good homes for the kittens on your own, please read on.

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How to Adopt Out Kittens on Your Own

This kitten found a good home and your kittens can too with a bit of effort on your part.

Credit: Valerie Hansen

Copyright: Valerie Hansen

Takeaways
  • If no one knows you have available kittens, you won't find adopters.
  • You don't need to have an adoption application, but it can be helpful.
  • Consider what you'd define a "good home" as before you start screening adopters.
Did You Know?
You can often find low cost spay/neuter programs through your local animal shelter, a rescue group, or even a trap-neuter-release (TNR) program. Get your kittens fixed before adopting them out if at all possible.
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Great article and finding homes and I mean good homes for any animal is not easy.

Posted on 02/20/2008 at 4:02:38 PM

 
Awesome article...thanks

Posted on 12/20/2007 at 9:12:39 AM

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