Rehoming Your Cat or Dog

Thank you for looking to the Humane Society of the Ochocos (HSO) to help with rehoming your family pet.  To better understand our capacity to care for the community’s animals, it is important to know that our first intake priority is stray animals.  HSO is contractually required with the City of Prineville, as well as with Crook County, to keep stray animals off the streets for public safety and for their own safety and to seek to reunite them with their pet parents.

As of 2024 ** For quite some time, HSO has been at capacity and has a weeks-to-months long waiting list of community members looking to rehome their animals.  We encourage you to seek alternative solutions, when possible, to keep your furry friend at home, or to safely rehome yourself, and have provided some tips below.

If and when we have capacity, we first require an in-person animal assessment to ensure we can safely place your pet in a new home.

Making the decision to re-home a family pet is a difficult one and we want to help in every way we can.

Please read through the following information for resources that may help you find a solution.

Solutions Checklist

If behavioral challenges with your cat 🐈 OR dog 🐕 are the primary reason for re-homing, we are happy to be able to provide 30-days FREE virtual behavioral & training support through Petcademy’s services. If you are a Crook County resident, either scan the QR code below, or text WOOF or MEOW to 458-218-8610 and they will start working with you right away.

Have you tried finding your pet a new home on your own? (For their safety, we do not recommend posting your pet as free!)  Here are some tips for safe rehoming. Here are some places to try:

• • Check with family/friends/neighbors/co-workers to see if they can take your pet?
  • Did you adopt your pet from another rescue or shelter? Check with them first! It might even be in the contract to return to them.
  • Online sites for rehoming include:
  • Adopt-A-Pet portal
  • Home-to-Home portal
  • NextDoor.com
  • Ask HSO for a courtesy post
  • Craigslist
  • Facebook …here are just a few group ideas:
    • Breed-specific rescues exist for nearly every breed and they may be willing to help by taking your pet OR courtesy posting
    • Rehoming Oregon Pets facebook group
    • Oregon Rescue Rehome Adopt
    • Puppies for Rehoming and adoption in Oregon
    • Pets redmond
    • PETS of Deschutes County Oregon – REHOMING

 

Need somewhere short-term for your pet to stay?

• • • Private boarding options
    • Dogs on Deployment may be able to help while you are on active duty
    • Ask HSO for a courtesy post!

 

Financial difficulties?

• • • • Have you tried setting up a GoFundMe to raise funds for a vet procedure or pet deposit?
      • Pet deposit assistance, and other financial help may be available at Companion Animal Medical Project
      • Have you looked into CareCredit

If you still want to move forward with rehoming through HSO, please complete the intake form below. It is critical that you provide honest information for best placement potential. When (and if) space becomes available, you will be contacted in order of request submission. We are often understaffed and exceptionally busy, so please do not hesitate to call to check in periodically.  ☎️ 541-447-7178 Tues-Sat 10a-4p