Take the next steps in order to find your new companion. 

Step 1: Search for your furry friend among those available for adoption

Use our Find A Pet service and visit our website; https://www.rspca-isleofwight.org.uk/animals-for-adoption/. Here you can filter your search by animal species. You can also check their introduction, personality, habits and interests, and whether they can live with other animals or children.

Step 2: Complete an online application form

Once you’ve found a pet you are interested in, please complete an online application form.

 - Dog Application Form 

- Cat Application Form

- Rabbit and Small Animals Application Form

Step 3: Visit your furry friend at our Animal Centre

If your application is successful, a staff member will contact you by telephone or email, and answer any questions you may have about the animal or the adoption process. We will then arrange a visit to our Animal Centre for you to meet your potential new pet. Some animals will require more introductions than others and this will be discussed with each individual.

Step 4: Arrange a home visit / provide photos of your home and garden

We will ask for home photos to check the environment is suitable for the animal you have been matched with. For example, our staff may ask for kitchen, living room, garden, fence and outdoor housing photos. In some cases, a home visit may be carried out. This will be discussed on a case-by-case basis.

Step 5: Collect your new companion

When it's time to pick up your new pet, we will invite you in to the branch in Godshill. You will need to sign some paperwork. We know that this is an exciting and emotional time so we will be on hand with lots of advice and support to help your new pet to settle in.

Step 6: Settling in

It may take quite a while for your new pet to settle into life with you but don’t worry, if you do encounter some tricky times we are always on hand to help.