Our Mission at Bengal Rescue is to rescue Bengal cats and other hybrid cats. Hybrid cats also include Savannah cats, Toyger cats, and Chausie cats. We are members of a very large community of Bengal Cat enthusiasts. This includes other Rescue Organizations, Adopters, Fosters, Behavioral Experts, Medical Experts, and yes – even Breeders. It’s also a goal of Bengal Rescue to build a large social media presence so that we can find cats in need, and find them wonderful forever homes. This is how we find cats in need of rescue and identify potential adopters. It is also a great way for us to educate Bengal cat owners about their behavioral and medical challenges. You can follow us on Facebook and Instagram. With the support of these individuals, we have developed a nationwide foster network. We work with individuals who rescue, transport, foster, and care for these cats who are in a transitionary state. At times, we help current Bengal owners place their cats in new homes. In other cases, we rescue cats from Shelters and place them into Foster care while we search for their forever home. It takes so many resources and individuals to saves the lives of these cats. We couldn’t do this without each individual’s participation and support. We ensure that all of the cats in our program are seen by a Veterinarian and receive Medical assessment and treatment. In the case of Owner Surrender we ask the Owner to cover veterinary expenses before taking him / her into our program. When we rescue cats from Shelters, we ensure that the cat receives whatever care is deemed necessary by the Veterinarian. In the end, we are as firmly dedicated to the cats in our program, as we are to our very own feline family members.
The Adoption Inquiry form helps us get to know you at a high level. Often, people apply for cats and didn’t notice that the Bio indicated that the cat cannot be transported across the United States, does not get along with other cats / dogs / young children. Our Inquiry form helps us ensure that you and your family are a potential match to the cat’s high-level requirements, saving all of us a lot of time. Once we review the Inquiry submission, if we think you look like a good match - we’ll invite you to the next step, and ask you to fill out our official Adoption Application. If you’re invited to that step - it means that we think there is good potential - and we want to get to know you better. The Application is lengthy - we give you plenty of room on the form to demonstrate to us why your family would be the best match for the cat you’re interested in. We do not approve Adoptions based on first-come, first-served. We approve Adoptions based on “best-suited” and we do perform background checks. Please take your time in telling us more about you and the future you envision with the cat. In the case of both forms, we receive an unprecedented number of inquiries; please be patient while we work to get back to you. Unfortunately, we are unable to let every applicant know if they have not been selected to advance in the process, for the reasons just stated. Thank you for your understanding. If you see another cat that you’re interested in, and have already applied, please send us an email at info@bengalrescue.org and let us know to consider you (you will not need to fill out another Application, for a different cat). If you’ve made it well through the process, we will definitely reach out to let you know about other cats that are a match, when we find them. Once we’ve received a good amount of applications, we start the Interview process. In order to keep everyone safe and healthy, we conduct Video Conference Interviews via Facetime, Facebook Messenger Video or Zoom. Over Video Conference, we get to meet you, your family, and your other pets - which is incredibly helpful for us in matchmaking. This is the time when we’ll answer all of the questions you have about the cat, and if there is anything we can’t answer, we’ll take note of it and get back with you. Overall, the Video Conference helps us provide you with guidelines for integrating the cat successfully into your home, so that the transition is seamless. Once we’ve gone through the Video Conference process, we make our final selection. If you are the lucky Adopter, congratulations! The next step is to contractually complete the adoption of your new family member. Once selected, we will send you our Adoption Contract. It’s a short three-page document that enables us to legally transfer the ownership for this cat from Bengal Rescue to you. We will email you the contract, ask you to fill it out, and then return it to us for counter-signature. We will then sign the contract and return it to you. In the contract, we indicate the Adoption fee, and provide our PayPal Donate link. You do not need to have a PayPal account to donate. PayPal gives you the option to either make a payment with an existing PayPal account, or enter in a credit card (Once we had a Bank that declined payment with a client’s debit card; when they tried a credit card, it worked fine). We do not have the ability to offer other payment systems due to restrictions on 501(c)(3) organizations. Adoption fees are non-negotiable and non-refundable. We base the fee on a variety of factors, including but not limited to age / health / expenses. Once we have mutually completed the fully signed Adoption Contract, and we have received your Adoption Payment, we will let you know that your Adoption is approved and complete (Congratulations!). We will next make arrangements with you and / or the Foster or Surrenderer to schedule a meetup or transport adhering strictly to social-distancing guidelines. Each situation is different in terms of transferring the cat to you. We will manage the process smoothly and seamlessly, for the best interest of the cat and all parties involved.
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