If you have lost your pet, by contacting a Florida pet shelter, you may just find that it is safe and sound. It is possible that your pet may have wandered a long distance, so you should not confine your search to the shelters close to where you live. You can also email each shelter with a description of your pet to find out whether or not they do have an animal matching that description. This will also alert them to be on the lookout and, if they do come across the animal, they can get in contact with you.
You can also bring your pet to a Florida pet shelter if you find that you can no longer give it the care it deserves. They routinely take in cats and dogs, kittens and puppies, gerbils, hamsters, rabbits and guinea pigs. They do not accept livestock and if you have ferrets, reptiles or birds, you should first contact the shelter to see if they do accept them. Some do and others don't.
Before you just show up at a Florida pet shelter, the volunteers ask that you call first. This is so they can ensure they have room for your pet at the pet shelter or have a foster family ready to take it. They will also try to find ways to help you keep the pet by giving you all the help and support you need. Maybe the reason you want to give up your pet is that you are tired of trying to clean up pet urine as a result of not being able to properly get it house trained. The volunteers will give you suggestions of what you can do to eliminate this problem and you might be able to find one that works well.
When you do bring your pet to the Florida pet shelter, they do request that you bring it in the carrier and bring any toys or pillows that the pet might be using. This is so that the animal will not be too stressed at being placed in another home. The volunteers will also want to know what the animal likes and doesn't like, as well as information about how it reacts around people. Once you pass over the pet, the first thing that the pet shelter will do is to give the animal a full medical exam and have it spayed or neutered if you haven't already done so. You don't have to worry that the pet will be put down because a Florida pet shelter will keep it until it is adopted.
