PAAG promotes responsible pet advertising to help protect animal welfare. Bad actors want to move you to WhatsApp or text message. Use our secure chat service, except for video calls, and report any suspicious activity to us. For puppies and kittens, use our Pet Payments service so you will be covered by the Pets4Homes Guarantee. It protects you and your pet against bad breeders and fraud.
It also creates a paper trail to deter puppy farmers! For other pets - never send a deposit unless you have viewed the pet at the seller's premises and are confident that the seller is genuine. You should always pay the final amount when you collect the pet, never before. You risk identity theft if you send a copy of your ID to another user. If someone asks for your ID, please report them. And we will never ask for log in emails or bak details via text message or Pets4Homes chat.
Check any weblink before clicking on it to make sure it contains pets4homes. Rehoming a puppy is a massive commitment and different breeds have vastly different characteristics. For more info read our breed profiles. Make sure that you have researched the breed fully and ensured that it's the right breed for you, and your family. Our friends at PAAG have put together some great advice on how to buy a pet.
Also ensure that the seller or breeder is genuine and ask alot of questions. Here are the most important questions to ask the breeder before viewing a puppy. Do not accept any excuses for sending money without a viewing having taken place, or if the advertiser attempts to meet you at any other location than their own home. Pets4Homes do not allow third party sale of puppies and all litters of puppies advertised, MUST have been bred by the advertiser.
Make sure that the interaction between the puppy and its mother is natural to avoid the setting being staged. Reputable breeders will be happy to answer any questions you have to help you find the right puppy. Puppies must be at least 8 weeks old and fully weaned before they can leave their mothers. Please make sure to check the paperwork to ensure the puppy is old enough.
