Finding a good home for your cat can take a little time and perseverance. It helps to attack the problem through multiple methods, since unfortunately there are more cats than would be owners. It can also help not to charge money for a cat, but at the same time, the new owner should be financially able to care for the animal’s needs.

A good place to start when looking for a good home for your cat is to talk with your veterinarian. They may have clients who have recently lost an animal and might be willing to take in an older cat that needs rescuing. Vets are also a good resource for finding rescue agencies, which might be willing to humanely shelter the cat until it can be placed.

Also, one can post notes on bulletin boards to find a good home for your cat. Many newspapers now offer free listing services for ads that only run for three to four days and are for items below a certain price. The Internet is another good source for finding a good home for your cat because one can use several different companies to advertise, usually without a fee, the cat’s availability.

Don’t forget to talk to friends and acquaintances when looking for a good home for your cat. An animal loving friend may be willing to take on a cat, or may know someone else who would love a pet. With friends, one can stress the benefits of owning a mature cat, but don’t make false claims about the animal. For example, a cat that is not litter trained should not be advertised as such.

For many, the cat must be taken to a shelter. Depending upon the policies of the animal shelter, this means the cat may be euthanized if the shelter cannot find a good home for your cat. Also, if a cat is ill, it may also be euthanized. Some shelters have a non-euthanization policy with healthy animals. One may be requested to pay a donation to leave the animal there, which does help to keep these animals alive.

If one is seriously opposed to the animal being euthanized, one can look for shelters or rescue agencies that will take the animal until they find a good home for your cat. On the other hand, decisions about what constitutes a good home for your cat are no longer in your hands when you surrender an animal to a shelter. Thus it may help, when possible, to hold onto the animal at home a little longer, or pay for it to be boarded in order to have a say about who eventually gets to adopt your cat.