Frequently Asked Questions - Adoption
- How do I put a cat up for adoption?
- How do I remove listings of adopted cats from the board?
- How can I edit or amend my adoption listing?
- Do you have a more detailed guide on using the adoption board?
- I wish to sign a simple contract for the adoption of my cat. Do you have a sample and does a contract protect the cat?
- I am a first time foster, how do I go about selecting a good adopter for the cat/kitten I have put up?
- What should I do if I would like to adopt a cat? Is there an adoption fee?
- Why didn’t I get the cat I requested? I wrote in as soon as the cat was posted.
- Why doesn’t the foster respond to me?
- I have just returned a cat. Why can't I adopt another?
Our automated system allows you to personally post up details and pictures of the cat.
Firstly, you need to sign up for a user account on the top of this website. To post up a cat for adoption:
Upload a good photo and a short write up of the cat, along with its name and your contact details.
Our moderator will go through your posting and publish it when everything is in place.
If a potential adopter is interested in the cat that you have posted up - they will contact you directly.
If the cat is above 6 months old, you must sterilise it before putting it up for adoption. You will have to warrant that the cat is sterilised when you send the photo and writeup to us for posting on our website.
Login and go to 'Fosterer's Corner' under the 'Public Adoption Board'. You will see a list of your cats, just change the status to 'Completed' and click 'Submit' to remove the listing.
You will not be able to see the listing once it is removed. To put it back on the board, you will have to submit a new listing.
The listings are not meant to be edited. This is to prevent possible abuse where the content is changed once the listings are approved. You may re-submit a new listing and remove the old one if you need to change anything.
Yes, we have a guide (right-click to download) on how to register an account, post cats for adoption as well as removing adopted cats from the board.
You will need Adobe Reader to read the file.
We have provided 2 sample agreements/contracts which you can download and amend for your own use.
Sample trial adoption agreement
(To remove the "SAMPLE" from the document, edit the "Header and Footer" of the page. Click on 'View' on the menu bar and select "Header and Footer". Then select the "SAMPLE" and delete it.)
The contracts/agreements would make the adopter aware of the responsibilities required of him or her as a cat owner, and you can have something to fall back on should there be a dispute and you wish to take legal actions.
To help first-time or inexperienced foster, we have listed some points in this Adoption Help File (right-click to download) for you to consider when selecting the right adopter.
You would have to contact the fosters directly (click on 'Contact Fosterer') to find out more about the cat and arrange for a viewing session. You can check with the fosters if an adoption fee is required.
This is a public bulletin which means that we are not affiliated to the people who made the postings. Cats that are up for adoption are placed with fosters.
Please do practice sound judgment when it comes to meeting fosters. Also as a responsible pet owner, please do your research before you make any decisions to adopt. A pet is for life.
We have no control over whom the cats are given to as these are not our cats. The fosters make the decision as to a suitable adopter.
Please remember -- a cat is a lifetime commitment. The foster is trying to find the best match for the cat and therefore selection is not always on a first-come-first-serve basis.
CWS runs the adoption board as a public service -- as such anyone can post on the board. We do not know most of the fosters and if they do not respond to your email, we would not know why.
Do bear in mind though that most fosters work, so it may take them a bit of time to get back to you. If you feel that your email may have been overlooked and no one has contacted you in a week, then drop us an email.
On the flip side, fosters, please do try and contact potential adopters promptly. We may have to ban a foster if we receive too many complaints about non-response from potential adopters.
If you adopt and return a cat on a whim, without any compelling reason, we will ban you from adopting another cat from our board. If we receive complaints from a number of fosters, we will also ban you from adopting whether or not you've adopted before. We also reserve the right to ban fosters or adopters at our discretion.
