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Rehome


NMAF is currently unable to take owner surrenders into our program.

If you need to rehome your pet or one that you have found, we can offer to courtesy list them. A courtesy listing means that you will continue to own and foster your pet while you search for a new home for them (the pet will not become an NMAF pet), but we will assist you by posting them on our website, Petfinder page, and social media (Facebook and Instagram) in order to give your pet more exposure to potential adopters. Upon approval, we will post photos and a description of your pet (and possibly a video). You will be listed as the contact person and you will also handle the adoption (and possible return of the pet). If you would like to have a pet courtesy listed, please email us at rehome@nmaf.org with the following information. Please make sure to include photos.

PLEASE NOTE: Finding a home for your pet through a courtesy listing usually takes time. It can take many weeks to many months to find an adoptive home. Please only request a courtesy listing if you are committed to spending the time needed to find your pet a good home, and if you will keep your pet until that home is found.

Information Needed to Courtesy List a Pet:

  • Pet's Name
  • Sex
  • Breed
  • Age
  • Approx. Weight (if possible)
  • What City Pet is Located In
  • Is Pet Spayed/Neutered and Vaccinated (if known)
  • Photos of Pet

  • Owner's Contact Information (email address, phone number, or both)
    This is how potential adopters will contact you, so please indicate your preferred method of contact
    (if you found this pet, please provide your contact information)

  • An accurate, well-written description of your pet with any information you feel is important, such as personality traits, if house-trained, spayed/neutered, vaccinated, whether the pet is good with dogs, cats, children, other pets, etc. (if you would like an example, please review our current dogs for adoption or cats for adoption).

  • Ask For a Rehoming Fee
    It can be as low as $50. Why ask for a fee? Having an adopter pay a rehoming fee shows that they are willing to care for the pet and demonstrates good faith on their part. If the adopter cannot afford to pay a rehoming fee, how will they be able to afford the regular expenses of owning a pet: food, veterinary bills, etc. Also, asking for a rehoming fee makes your pet unattractive to people who would do harm to it, i.e., using it in dog fights or as bait animals, abusing it, selling it at flea markets or to research facilities. It also avoids people who would adopt on a whim and then later abandon the pet. The purpose of a rehome fee is not to make money. It's to protect the pet.

Please email the above information to rehome@nmaf.org and remember to include photos.

If you would like to contact other rescues or shelters, below are a few resources that list more groups:

Animal Protection New Mexico

City of Albuquerque Animal Welfare

Petfinder (search under "Find Pet-Adoption Groups")