Adoption

How to adopt

You can adopt a cat or a dog from Turkey if you live in Europe. We take care of the vet work and the papers, and help you plan the trip to collect them. You give them a home for life.

Step 1

Choose and apply

Find your dog or cat on our dogs and cats pages and send us the application below.

Step 2

Get to know each other

We set up a call at a time that suits you to talk about the animal, your home and your daily life, and to answer all your questions. Fair warning: it is also a little interview. We don't hand our rescues to just anyone!

Step 3

Welcome home

We prepare all papers and health certificates and help you organise the trip to welcome your new family member!

Adopting from Switzerland? Swiss law requires you to collect your animal in Turkey yourself.

How it works

You can adopt a cat or a dog from Turkey if you live in Europe but there are strict rules. Turkey is a rabies risk country and each country in Europe has their own pet importation rules so you need to check those before considering. However, there are some general requirements for EU and Switzerland which are the rabies vaccination, blood test and the quarantine period of 3 months after the blood test.

Our organization works on rescuing and finding homes for a limited number of cats and dogs in Europe. After the rescue and clinic treatments, the quarantine period is around 3-4 months, during this time we take care of blood tests, micro chipping, documentation and the socialization of the animal. Once the quarantine is completed then you will be able to pick up your cat / dog. Any pets over 7 Kg are placed in a crate in a special section of the cargo on the plane.

Every cat and dog on our website has already started this process. We only publish an animal once their papers are nearly complete, so they will be ready to meet you soon.

Why we choose families carefully. Every rescue takes months of vet care, quarantine and money, and what happens after the adoption matters most to us. That is why we get to know every family before saying yes: we want each adoption to be for life.

If you decide to save a life from a shelter or from the streets and give them a second chance we will help you in every possible way.

Apply online

Adoption application

It takes about 10 minutes. We reply within a few days.

The animal
Dog or cat
About you
Your home
Do you live in an apartment or a house?
If you rent, do you have written consent from your landlord?
Are you planning to move in the near future?
Your family
If your family planning is not finished, are you ready to keep the animal and let your children grow up with it?
Do all family members agree to the adoption?
Any dog or cat allergies in the family?
Daily life with the animal
Will you take some days off when the animal arrives, for a smooth start?
Experience
Have you adopted a rescue animal before?
Do you agree to a face-to-face video call?

Prefer a paper form?

Download, fill in and email it to info@petsinturkey.org.