Adoption Conditions

At Bleakholt, we think it’s really important that the right animal is matched with their perfect ‘forever home’. If you’re thinking about adopting one of our animals, please look at the following conditions to understand the process:

Applications to adopt can be made online. Please go to our Dog Adopt page and click on the animal you are interested in to see more info. To apply, please click on the ‘Apply Online to adopt’ button and complete the application form.

If it seems like a good match, we will contact you to arrange an appointment to meet the dog. Please do bear with us as this can take some time where we have a high number of applications for that dog. If we do get high numbers of applications, we will close applications and take the dog off the website.

There are a few situations that could cause us to decline the offer of a new home for one of our dogs and these are:

  • We do not rehome rescue animals to homes with children under five years old
  • We do not rehome young dogs to homes where they will be left alone for over four hours or five and a half hours for a dog who is four years old or more
  • We do not rehome rescue dogs to homes that do not have a secure garden or yard

The Adoption Donation for a dog is £200. We can sometimes offer a reduced rate for a senior animal and some dog pairs (assessed on a case by case basis) so do make enquiries. They are all fully vaccinated up to date, microchipped and have received up to date flea treatment.

You must be over 18 to apply to adopt a cat and applications can be made online. If you are interested in one of our cats, please go to the Adopt a Cat page and click on the picture of the cat you are interested in. To apply, please click on the ‘Apply Online to adopt’ button and complete the application form.

There are a few situations that could cause us to decline the offer of a new home for one of our cats or kittens, which are:

  • We do not rehome kittens to homes where they will be left alone for long periods.
  • We do not rehome cats to homes that are on or near a busy road or railway line
  • The cat is not going to be suitable for your home

The Adoption donation is £100 for an adult cat or kitten. We can sometimes offer a discount when adopting an older cat or adopting a pair. They are all fully vaccinated up to date, microchipped and have received up to date flea treatment.

We are taking applications for our small animals. Please view the small animals available on our website and click on the picture for more info. If interested, you can fill out the online application form. We will contact you if there seems to be a suitable match. Please bear with us as we often receive a lot of applications for an animal.

The current Adoption Donation is £60 for a rabbit and £110 if you adopt a pair. A guinea pig is £25 and £40 if you adopt a pair.

Adopting a Rabbit

If you are considering adopting a rabbit, or a pair of bunnies, please read this advice first concerning the recommended minimum space needed for their welfare:  https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/space-recommendations/

We are unable to consider applications where at least these MINIMUM requirements are not met – and please remember – BIGGER is better! We may also occasionally look for different housing requirements depending on individual health or behavioral issues.

We are currently offering a fabulous bargain rehoming pack when you adopt a rabbit or guinea pig for just an extra small donation of £10! This includes:

  • a used, cleaned pet carrier in good condition which will be the appropriate size for your new pet (even if you adopt 2 rabbits!)
  • a large bag of hay
  • a food sample
  • a toy or treat