How long do our older pets wait for a home?
Woodgreen’s senior pets often wait a lot longer for a loving new home. Many will need more time to recover from illness, injury, trauma – and learn to trust again.
How long do our older pets wait for a home?
Woodgreen’s senior pets often wait a lot longer for a loving new home. Many will need more time to recover from illness, injury, trauma – and learn to trust again. Move the slider to see what that wait costs.
For our older cats and dogs, it can take around twice as long to find them a home.
1.6×
longer for dogs over 8 to be rehomed than dogs under 18 months
2.2×
longer for cats over 10 to be rehomed than cats under 2
Puppy
Newborn
average time in our care
estimated cost of care while they wait for a home
Older pets at Woodgreen: stats at a glance
Here’s a summary of the key stats behind our senior pets’ journeys to a new home. Please credit Woodgreen Pets Charity when using these figures.