Care for animals

Home for Life

The Home for Life service is not able to accept any new requests for an application pack.

The Home for Life scheme is no longer accepting any new pets.

The RSPCA is dedicated to ending animal cruelty and rescuing animals most in need. In these increasingly challenging times, we must focus our specialist skills and resources on this critical work. As a result, the difficult decision has been made to no longer offer the Home for Life service.

We understand your concern for your pet's future, so we recommend asking a trusted family member or friend to care for your pet should they outlive you. If this isn't possible, other organisations offer similar services and may be able to help.

We will honour our commitment to the pets already registered on the Home for Life scheme by taking care of and rehoming them as promised if this is ever needed.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support in protecting animals.

Please do get in touch with the team if you have any questions.

You can also read through our Home for Life terms and conditions for more information.

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You can rest assured that when the time comes, our dedicated staff will give your companion all the love and care you expect from the largest and longest established animal charity.

Home for Life FAQs

We've put together a list of our most frequently asked questions about Home for Life.