Exciting news! We have transitioned our private rehoming courtesy listings to Home To Home®! Through this service your pet is able to stay in the familiar comfort of your home until a new family is found. This also leaves an opening at HSHV for those animals without someone to advocate for them. Currently, the listings might seem sparse, due to this being brand new. If you want to find other listings, there are still some listed on our old private adoptions page. The page will remain up, but inactive, until April 21st.
What is Home To Home®?
Home To Home® is an online pet placement platform that helps pet owners find new homes (permanent or temporary) for their pets. Home To Home™ believes pets that need a new home do best if they can be transitioned directly from their current home to a new, loving home.
The platform works by allowing an individual to post a profile with pictures of their pet which is then listed and shared with individuals and families who are interested in adopting a pet. Their mission is to keep animals out of shelters and instead have them rehomed with loving families.
These animals are NOT housed at HSHV.
Home To Home® Guidelines
Home To Home® does not allow the exchange of any rehoming fees. Home To Home® wants to avoid the potential barrier of fees preventing animals from finding their new homes quickly. Plus, this helps to prevent the site being used for purposes that aren’t in line with their mission.
Home To Home® does not require animals be spayed/neutered or current on vaccinations. In order to make the site as inclusive as possible and provide services to all families who need it, Home To Home® has removed this barrier too. HSHV recommends that all adopters ask for veterinary records at the time of adoption, and to make a plan to get regular veterinary care for your new pet.
Home To Home® Platform Features
Pet postings automatically expire after 30 days. Owners can extend their expiration by an additional 30 days and are notified by Home To Home® when their post expires. Pet owners then have the option to republish their pet for an additional 30 days or mark their own outcome (i.e. adopted, surrendered).
All pet submissions must be approved by HSHV to appear on our site, and by Home To Home® to appear in national searches. This process will take 1-2 business days at the most.
Thanks to the online platform, pet owners can log in and manage their pet’s profile directly without working through HSHV staff. This platform also offers a way to communicate with potential adopters without sharing personal contact information.
How to use Home To Home®?
- Register To Create Your Account: Getting started is quick and easy! Create your Home To Home account to access helpful resources, a private messaging portal, and tools to manage your pet’s profile and status. You can connect with a participating organization near you for additional support and guidance or use Home To Home independently if no shelters are available in your area.
- Create a Pet Profile: Introduce your pet to potential adopters! Share their personality, habits, and quirks. Include clear, adorable photos to highlight your pet’s charm. Submit your profile for approval—it’s quick and easy.
- Connect with Caring Adopters: Once your pet’s profile is approved, it will appear on our Find A Pet page, where adopters can discover it using filters like zip code, animal type, and more.
- Adopters Reach Out to You: Interested adopters will contact you directly through our secure platform—no need to share personal contact information. Reminder: Check your dashboard Messages frequently to promote a responsive connection and build trust with potential adopters!
- Private and Safe Communication: Chat with adopters, ask important questions, and share details to ensure they’re the right fit.
- Plan a Meet-and-Greet: Schedule introductions at your convenience to help decide if it’s a match made in heaven.
- Finalize the Adoption: When you’ve found the right adopter, initiate the final steps by creating, signing, then sending our digital adoption agreement for signature. The adopter finalizes the process with a digital signature by paying a small Home To Home adoption fee of $25. Reminder: Home To Home does not allow fees to be collected outside the platform by the original pet guardian.