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Finding a new home for a trio of peacocks and a pig wasn’t easy, especially because we wanted to ensure a happy and safe future for these failed, even though much-loved, pets. We were lucky to find a farmer happy to offer Tiffany safe refuge while a friend’s mum stepped in to take the peacocks. But what happens when a pet doesn’t work out and there are no friendly farmers to lend a helping hand?

I’ve learn the hard way to think extremely carefully before getting a pet, even if it’s a goldfish. By making a well-considered and thoroughly researched decision in the first place, it’s easy to avoid the up-for-adoption dilemma. Start by making a checklist. Do you have enough space? Picture of Goldfish for Pet Image(And believe me, there’s never enough space for a peacock.) Do you have enough time to care for the animal? (Most dogs need lots of exercise and company, and pigs are easily bored.) Can you afford their upkeep? (Pet insurance is a good idea.)

Even with the best intentions, things don’t always work out. You may have to move interstate, or from a house into a much smaller apartment, and your pet may not be able to follow. If this happens, what do you do? Dr Barbara Fougere, a Sydney-based vet, says a good place to start is your local vet. “Veterinary nurses are extremely helpful,” Dr Fougere says. “They can put you in touch with a range of rescue and relocation services, even for unusual or exotic pets.”

Dr Fougere was instrumental in setting up a cat adoption service operating through 150 vets Australia-wide that has rehoused some 35,000 cats during the past five years. An offshoot of this service, acts as a sort of online dating facility, matching potential owners with animals needing a home. A similar service for dogs, which also lists animal shelters by state and territory and provides useful behavioural information.

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