Post by SWRR on Apr 15, 2009 14:44:28 GMT
About Us
South West Reptile Rescue , Take in injured, abused and/or unwanted reptiles and provide them with proper veterinarian care(if needed) and love and respect as we help them overcome any harsh treatment by previous owner(s).
When possible, place the reptile in a loving home and ensure that all needs and requirements are in place in the new home environment.
Further, with the mindset held by many individuals that reptiles are disposable pets, snakes and lizards often suffer from neglect, cruel torture and even abandonment. It is our mission to take these animals in, provide them with medical treatment as needed and give them the unconditional love and respect they deserve so that they may overcome the abuse they have suffered. When we feel the animals are well and free of physical as well as mental/emotional problems, we try to adopt them out to people who are educated on, and have shown the ability, to care for the reptile(s).
Financial Aspects
The shelter is funded only by our personal income and supplemented by any donations we're given. If you would like to offer financial assistance, please do so.
Adoption Fees
There are people who contact us wanting to adopt a reptile. However, once they find out there is an adoption fee involved, those very people who claim to only want to offer a good home to a reptile get all huffy and accuse us of "selling" the animals. It takes a lot of money to run a rescue shelter. The money mostly comes from me; sometimes we get a small donation but that is rare. The nominal fee we charge for adoptions does not even begin to cover the expenses put out for that particular animal, especially if it is ill when it comes to the shelter and requires veterinary care in addition to food, water, caging, etc. There was a time when we adopted out reptiles with no adoption fee involved. That stopped when we discovered people were adopting animals from us and then selling the animals to pet stores for profit. The animals in our shelter deserve better than that and it is our goal to make sure they get better treatment than that.
Anyone who contacts a shelter of any kind (reptile, cat, dog, etc.) will find that there are fees involved. South West Reptile Rescue is no different. The adoption fee charged is not even close to the market value of the reptile. If you're looking for a free animal, you are looking in the wrong place. If, however, you are looking for an animal that has been turned over to a shelter because it was abused, neglected, tortured and/or unwanted, and you're willing to pay a nominal fee to help offset the costs incurred by the shelter for its residency, then we would love to talk to you.
About Us
We are located in Callington, Cornwall, approximately 15 miles from the Tamar bridge. We began taking in unwanted and abandoned reptiles in 2009
While many of the reptiles we will receive will be in good condition, we will receive many that have advanced respiratory infections, burns, broken bones, metabolic bone disease, etc. We try to place into homes the animals that are in good physical health; however, that is not always possible. Unadoptable animals remain with us where they receive the love and care they need and deserve.
If you have a reptile that you can no longer keep, please contact us for assistance. While we obviously cannot purchase the animal from you, we will be willing to accept it into the shelter if at all possible. If we are unable to take the animal, we will try to assist you in finding a home for the animal.
If you are interested in adopting a reptile, please understand that some animals we have for adoption will only go to an experienced reptile keeper. Others can be adopted out to first-time reptile parents if the parents-to-be demonstrate knowledge of the needs of reptiles. We do screen potential parents and reserve the right to refuse someone if we feel they are not qualified or do not have the reptile(s) best interest in mind.
South West Reptile Rescue , Take in injured, abused and/or unwanted reptiles and provide them with proper veterinarian care(if needed) and love and respect as we help them overcome any harsh treatment by previous owner(s).
When possible, place the reptile in a loving home and ensure that all needs and requirements are in place in the new home environment.
Further, with the mindset held by many individuals that reptiles are disposable pets, snakes and lizards often suffer from neglect, cruel torture and even abandonment. It is our mission to take these animals in, provide them with medical treatment as needed and give them the unconditional love and respect they deserve so that they may overcome the abuse they have suffered. When we feel the animals are well and free of physical as well as mental/emotional problems, we try to adopt them out to people who are educated on, and have shown the ability, to care for the reptile(s).
Financial Aspects
The shelter is funded only by our personal income and supplemented by any donations we're given. If you would like to offer financial assistance, please do so.
Adoption Fees
There are people who contact us wanting to adopt a reptile. However, once they find out there is an adoption fee involved, those very people who claim to only want to offer a good home to a reptile get all huffy and accuse us of "selling" the animals. It takes a lot of money to run a rescue shelter. The money mostly comes from me; sometimes we get a small donation but that is rare. The nominal fee we charge for adoptions does not even begin to cover the expenses put out for that particular animal, especially if it is ill when it comes to the shelter and requires veterinary care in addition to food, water, caging, etc. There was a time when we adopted out reptiles with no adoption fee involved. That stopped when we discovered people were adopting animals from us and then selling the animals to pet stores for profit. The animals in our shelter deserve better than that and it is our goal to make sure they get better treatment than that.
Anyone who contacts a shelter of any kind (reptile, cat, dog, etc.) will find that there are fees involved. South West Reptile Rescue is no different. The adoption fee charged is not even close to the market value of the reptile. If you're looking for a free animal, you are looking in the wrong place. If, however, you are looking for an animal that has been turned over to a shelter because it was abused, neglected, tortured and/or unwanted, and you're willing to pay a nominal fee to help offset the costs incurred by the shelter for its residency, then we would love to talk to you.
About Us
We are located in Callington, Cornwall, approximately 15 miles from the Tamar bridge. We began taking in unwanted and abandoned reptiles in 2009
While many of the reptiles we will receive will be in good condition, we will receive many that have advanced respiratory infections, burns, broken bones, metabolic bone disease, etc. We try to place into homes the animals that are in good physical health; however, that is not always possible. Unadoptable animals remain with us where they receive the love and care they need and deserve.
If you have a reptile that you can no longer keep, please contact us for assistance. While we obviously cannot purchase the animal from you, we will be willing to accept it into the shelter if at all possible. If we are unable to take the animal, we will try to assist you in finding a home for the animal.
If you are interested in adopting a reptile, please understand that some animals we have for adoption will only go to an experienced reptile keeper. Others can be adopted out to first-time reptile parents if the parents-to-be demonstrate knowledge of the needs of reptiles. We do screen potential parents and reserve the right to refuse someone if we feel they are not qualified or do not have the reptile(s) best interest in mind.