IMPORTANT: If you think you might need to surrender your pet, or would like to discuss other options please first call our Caregiving Department at 920.424.2128 (choose #2 then #1) to discuss your situation. We schedule all surrenders to ensure a staff person is available to best serve you and your animal. 

Due to overwhelming demand and space constraints, you may be put on a waiting list. Please consider listing your pet on our Community Rehoming Page, local rehoming pages on social media such as Facebook, or local apps such as Nextdoor.  Please scroll down for tips on how to rehome your pet successfully, and responsibly, on your own.   

Are you unable to keep your animal?

We understand there are many reasons a person can no longer care for an animal – whether the situation is temporary or permanent.  Before making the decision to rehome or surrender consider the following:

• Is there a friend or family member you could ask to take the pet temporarily until your situation changes?
• Is it a behavior issue that could be managed with the right information and guidance? Many behavior issues are manageable! (We do have a cat behavioral counselor right here at OAHS and can suggest other area trainers/behaviorists) 
• Are you moving and can’t find pet-friendly housing? Click HERE
• Are you facing eviction or looking for rental assistance? Click HERE

Surrendering Your Pet to OAHS

Oshkosh Area Humane Society (OAHS) understands there are sometimes circumstances preventing you from keeping your pet. OAHS is here to help you; whether it means surrendering your pet to us, offering advice, or referring you to other resources. If you adopted your pet from the Oshkosh Area Humane Society (OAHS) we do ask that you please return the pet to OAHS. Please call our Caregiving Department at 920.424.2128 option 2, then option 1 if you want to discuss surrender and/or alternatives. 

Rehome, from your home!

List Your Pet on the OAHS Local Pet Rehoming Page

OAHS hosts a rehoming page on our website where you can post your pet for adoption. Nobody knows your pet better than you! You can provide the best description of their personality and pictures of them in a home setting. Additionally, you would be most knowledgeable when talking to a potential new owner about whether the animal would be a good fit for them.

Rehoming your pet this way allows them to stay at home in comfortable surroundings while you select the home that you think will be the best for them. This also leaves one more opening at OAHS for those animals without someone to advocate for them. OAHS does recommend pets be spayed or neutered and current on their rabies vaccination before rehoming them.