Bengal Rescue’s Intake and Adoptions Program
Bengal Rescue regularly receives cats directly from Municipal Shelters (City / County / State) or other licensed Rescues who may not have experience with the Bengal breed.
Once we receive a cat through legal transfer, we place the cat in a Foster home and get them whatever Veterinary care is required.
Usually our Vetting runs anywhere from $500.00 – $3,000.00 and our adoption fees for these cats are much higher due to our expenses.
The typical cost of Veterinary care for each of the cats we rescue, are as follows:
- Veterinary Examination: $75.00 – $130.00
- Vaccinations: $75.00-$97.00
- Spay / Neuter: $600.00 + (unless the cat is near a low-cost clinic we can get into – many cats are intact and we have to spay / neuter – NOW – not in 3 weeks or longer!)
- De-flea / Deworm: $50.00-$75.00
- Microchip: $93.00 – $97.00
- FeLV / FIV Test: $70.00 – $97.00
- Full CBC Panel (not always required): $250.00
- Parasite Screen (not always required): $147.00
Once all of the necessary Veterinary care has been completed, and after the cat has received behavioral assessment, that is when we are ready to proceed with adoption.
Our Next Steps Include
Posting Bios. Once we’ve learned more about our new Rescue Bengal through their Foster parent, we build a detailed Biography on the cat, explaining the cat’s likes, dislikes and quirks (they ALL have quirks, just like people do!). We go into great detail about everything we know about this cat, weather it is re: their medical care or things to watch out for (i.e. “This cat is a DOOR-DARTER!!!”). It usually takes us between 6-8 hours to write the profile, edit images, watermark images, and then post them on our Website, Facebook, Instagram, Rescue Me and Petfinder pages.
Interviewing Candidates. We spend many hours interviewing potential candidates, and share that info with our Foster in the quest to find a great (mutual) placement.
In Person Meeting. Once our candidate has been fully interviewed / vetted, we arrange for an in-person meet and greet. If the candidate is ready to adopt (usually they are) we go to the next step.
Administration of Contracts. Once the perfect family has been identified, we administer the completion of the Adoption paperwork, making the adoption official. At this point all records are provided to the adopter, including transfer of microchip.
If you are interested in adopting a cat from Bengal Rescue, please fill out our Adoption Application
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