Adopting from shelters, sustainable pet food, vets and animal welfare organisations.
Shelters have dogs and cats of every age, already vaccinated and often chipped, and staff who know each animal’s character. For food and care, advice from vets and animal welfare organisations is more reliable than pet food advertising.
The Deutscher Tierschutzbund is the umbrella organisation of animal welfare associations and animal shelters in Germany. At the end of 2023 it had 785 local member associations in 16 regional…
Alternative to buying puppies and kittens online, often from illegal trade
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The SPA (Société Protectrice des Animaux), founded in 1845 and recognised as a public-interest association since 1860, is France’s oldest animal protection association. It runs 64 shelters and…
Alternative to buying a pet from a pet shop, a breeder or a classified ad
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Dogs Trust is a British dog welfare charity that takes in stray and unwanted dogs at its rehoming centres, finds them new homes, and never puts a healthy dog to sleep.
Alternative to buying a puppy from a breeder or online advert
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PDSA is a British veterinary charity that treats the pets of people on benefits for free or at reduced prices, in its own pet hospitals and through partner vets.
Alternative to private vets that people on benefits can’t afford
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Seconde Chance is a French website that lists animals waiting for adoption in shelters and animal welfare associations all over France, so that people looking for a dog, cat or rabbit can find one…
Alternative to buying a dog or cat online, from a breeder or at a fair
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TASSO is a German non-profit pet registry where owners record their dog’s or cat’s microchip number for free, so that a vet, shelter or finder can trace the owner when the animal is found.
Alternative to paid pet registries and to searching for a lost animal on social media alone
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Tierheimhelden is a German website that brings together animals from shelters looking for a home, so that people who want a dog, cat or small animal can search many shelters at once instead of…
Alternative to buying a pet from classified ads or a breeder
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Yarrah is a Dutch brand of organic dog and cat food, made with certified organic ingredients, including vegetarian and vegan food for dogs.
Alternative to industrial pet food from multinationals such as Mars and Nestlé Purina
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Caring well for animals
Health, care and wellbeing
