SCHS  Rehoming Assistance  Program

If you are a Scott County resident and willing to foster your cat until it is adopted, Scott County Humane Society may be able to assist you in finding a new home for your pet.  The purpose of this program is to keep cats from being surrendered to the Scott County Animal Shelter.  Animals in shelters are kept in small cages next to other animals. This is very stressful for them and often results in behavioral issues and exposure to sickness, such as upper respiratory infections in cats, and unfortunately sick animals, behavioral issues and overcrowding are the leading causes of euthanasia at the shelter. 

At this time we are unable to help with rehoming dogs.
If you need to rehome your dog please contact Scott County Animal Care & Control at 502-863-7897 or
Rehome them through Adopt-A- Pet by clicking here

To apply for this program, please submit an online  Cat Rehoming Assistance Application.  If the application is approved, you will need to agree to the following:

1. Complete/sign a Cat Surrender Form  transferring ownership of the animal to Scott County Humane Society.
2. Provide all available vet records and take the animal to one or more veterinary appointments which will be scheduled by SCHS, which will include spay/neuter surgery if the animal is not already fixed.
3.  Provide clean water, food, a safe environment and care and training for the animal until adopted and provide updates on their health and status.
4. Continue to care for nursing kittens and puppies and their mother until they are at least eight weeks old and weigh 2 lbs when they can be fixed.
5. Agree to spay or neuter any other animals in the household who are not fixed through our low cost voucher program.
6. Once the animal is ready to be listed for adoption, provide SCHS with photographs and a personality profile.
7. Bring the animal on time to scheduled adoption events and meet and greets with potential adopters, and pick up the animal(s) from events if not adopted.
8. Agree that only SCHS can approve adoptions.
9. If you should later decide to keep the animal, you must promptly notify SCHS, complete an adoption contract and pay the full regular adoption fee.
10. While donations are not required, it helps if you can contribute something, anything towards the animals care.  Recommended donations to help pay for this program are $35 for a fixed cat and $70 for an intact cat.See the donate tab at top of page for information on how to donate. 

Scott County Humane Society will provide the following:

1. We will provide food and cat litter if necessary, testing, vaccinations, deworming, flea treatment, spay/neuter surgery and microchipping. Other medications or treatments normally available and deemed necessary to the health of the foster animal may also be provided. 
2. We will provide a copy of our foster home standard operating procedures and assign a mentor who will review the procedures with you and serve as your contact person to answer any thoughts, questions or concerns along the way.
3. We will promote the animal’s availability for adoption through our website, and schedule them on a rotating basis to attend adoption events. 
4. We will review and approve as appropriate adoption applications. 

Scott County Humane Society reserves the right to remove any animal from this program for failure to comply with the above requirements or any other reason.