Adopting from an animal welfare group

Adopting a pet 

You can give a homeless animal a second chance through adoption instead of purchasing from a pet shop. Animal Welfare Groups (AWGs) usually have a wide variety of pets for adoption. These pets are sterilised and screened for good behaviour before matching them with potential pet owners. If there are adoption fees, they go towards paying for medical needs, such as sterilisation, deworming, vaccination, and administrative costs of adoption. 

By taking home an older pet, you can potentially avoid undesirable surprises since its personality, size, and appearance are assured. You could also be saving some time and effort on training, as an older pet may already be toilet-trained, among other skills. 

Contact our partner AWGs below to find out more about their adoption procedures.

All pets:

• Causes for Animals (Singapore) 

• Mercylight Animal Rescue and Sanctuary 

• Noah's Ark CARES 

• Purely Adoptions 

• Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 

• Voices for Animals 

Dogs:

• Action for Singapore Dogs 

• Chained Dog Awareness Singapore 

• Exclusively Mongrels 

• Oasis Second Chance Animal Shelter 

• SOSD

Cats:

• Cat Welfare Society 

• Love Kuching Project  

• LUNI Singapore

Rabbits:

• Bunny Wonderland Singapore 

• House Rabbit Society Singapore 

Hamsters:

• Hamster Society Singapore 

• Little Hammy Rescue Singapore

Parrots:

• Parrot Society (Singapore) 

For more information on adopting Singapore Specials into HDB flats, please refer to this page on Project ADORE. 

Guidelines for Dog Rehoming and Adoption of Dogs

Find out more about the best practices for rehoming and adopting dogs with the Guidelines for Dog Rehoming and Adoption of Dogs.