Your Furry Companion Hub
Passion, expertise, and and endless resources for pet lovers in South Africa.If your heart is devoted to animals, you’ve found your perfect online sanctuary. Here at Adopt a Pet, our passion revolves around all things cat and dog.
Our commitment is unwavering – we strive to be your ultimate destination for everything related to your pet, covering everything from adoption to expert care tips. How did we achieve this? By making it our mission to deliver the most comprehensive and valuable resources available in South Africa.
In any mission, the true challenge lies in perpetual growth, learning, and adaptation. At Adopt a Pet, we embrace this challenge, ensuring that we never cease evolving to better serve you and your beloved pets.
Angel: From Abandoned Kitten to Eternal Bond
In the world of animal rescue, we often come across heart-wrenching stories of innocent creatures left to fend for themselves. But amidst the tales of despair, there are those that shine like a beacon of hope, reminding us why we do what we do. One...
Pet Adoption vs. Buying: Why Adopting is the More Ethical Choice
The problem with buying pets If you're considering getting a new furry friend, it's important to understand the difference between adoption and shopping for a pet. While buying a pet from a store or breeder might seem like a great idea, it actually...
Discover the Benefits of Adopting an Older Pet
When it comes to welcoming a new furry family member, don't overlook the incredible benefits of adopting an older pet! Unlike their lively, younger counterparts, senior pets often bring a sense of calm and a wealth of love into your life. They're...
Are you considering Fostering a Rescue Pet?
Fostering a rescue pet can be one of the most rewarding experiences a person will ever have. Taking in an animal and showing it love, companionship, and care can provide emotional benefits to both the pet and its human companion, as well as help...
TUFCAT Feral Cat Project Needs Your Help
TUFCAT (a registered NPO and PBO) is primarily a feral cat organization based at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in Cape Town, South Africa. However, we also have a ‘Home for Life’ cat sanctuary on a smallholding near Villiersdorp (a fruit...
How To Entertain Apartment Living Cats
Written By Nikki RidleyCats love to roam. This is fine when you live on a farm, but not so great when you live in the city. As many of us do. So how do we keep our beloved moggies happy when they must be confined within the four walls of our...
How To Choose A Good Vet
Written By Nikki RidleyThink about it. What happened the first time you had to rush Rover to the vet because he ate a piece of the veggie-garden sprinkler system? You Googled ‘Vets in (wherever you are)’, found one, rushed there with Rover, whining...
Adopting Traumatised Pets
Written By Nikki RidleyThe Serious Side of Things… It’s heart-breaking when any animal is put down because no-one wants it. Then it’s really an ‘it’, isn’t it? Not a fur-child. Maybe it was one, once…now, though, it’s a statistic. The animals least...
Help Achmed´s Road To Recovery
Written By WETNOSE ANIMAL RESCUE CENTRE About a week ago we were alerted to an emaciated dog that the community noticed running around in the area, they posted on their local groups to find the owner and soon realized that this dog didn’t belong to...
Jinny´s Journey
Written by WETNOSE ANIMAL RESCUE CENTRE This year we decided to boost our furry seniors by introducing them as our Valentine’s bachelors and bachelorettes. These seniors have either been residing with us for an extended period or have been...
Byron´s Story
Written by WETNOSE ANIMAL RESCUE CENTRE When it comes to adoptions we say a special prayer for our senior fur kids to be adopted but this does not happen often.Yet, every now and then we have the honor to experience and be part of a rare yet...
Little Natasha Needs Help
Written by WET NOSE ANIMAL RESCUE CENTRE Responsible pet ownership means that you are financially able to feed your pet, take your pet to a vet when necessary and provide your pet with love, care and respect. It also means that you'll ensure its...