We have volunteered for a Rescue Charity, and our colleagues and fellow Rescue Centres still work tirelessly to re-home abandoned, unwanted or reluctantly relinquished pets that arrive every week. SPRAW (Small Pet Rodent Awareness Week) have some links and resources to help you find your local rescues. We have listed below some UK based Rescue Centres, or please search online for others locally to you.
All the Gerbils featured in our website are rescues, either rehomed by us or adopted by us or from other Rescue Centres.
Every year, thousands of unwanted pets enter shelters across the UK. Here are four reasons why you should adopt…
- You save a life: When you adopt, not only do you give your Gerbils a loving forever home. You also make space for other Rescue pets desperately in need of care.
- You fund charities, not rodent mills: Many Gerbils bought from Pet Shops will have come from Breeders or Rodent Mills. This is an inhumane practice, where rodents are mass bred and kept in trays – google “rodent breeding mills” to see where many large chain pet shops source pets from. Adopt, and your money will go to a Charity instead of funding Rodent Mills.
- You’re stopping overpopulation: By going to a Rescue instead of a Pet Shop or Breeder, you’re no longer encouraging unnecessary breeding for profit. Breeders compound the issue of unwanted pets. Your Gerbils will also be professionally sexed, which is not always the case from pet shops, resulting in more unwanted litters.
- You get support from the Charity: A Rescue will know the history and temperament of your pet and whether it will suit your lifestyle. They will help you find the right accommodation, give you professional advice on Gerbil care and give you all the advice you need for your pet to lead a happy healthy life. A reputable rescue will not promote unsuitable housing or bad practice like many chain Pet Shops.
Where can I find Gerbils? (If you know of any reputable Rescues we’ve missed off, drop us a message on Instagram – gerbilcare.co.uk and we’ll update this list).
Gerbil Owners UK has a separate group Gerbil Rehoming & Rescue UK | Facebook
UK Wide
RSPCA (England & Wales): Use their search function for “Small Furries” enter your postcode, then “Refine Search” to narrow it down to Gerbils Search rescue pets in need of adoption today | RSPCA
Blue Cross: Rehome a Gerbil | Blue Cross
SPCA (Scotland): Scottish SPCA
USPCA (Northern Ireland): USPCA
Pets4Homes & Gerbils | Gerbils For Sale – Gumtree & Preloved – Gerbils – You will often find people looking to rehome Gerbils on second hand selling sites. While there are pets needing re-homing, please avoid Breeders, who are breeding animals for profit and compounding the issue.
London & South East
Gerbil & Rodent Rescue: *UKs only specialist Gerbil Rescue* London, Selhurst: Home (gerbilandrodentrescue.co.uk)
Other Rescues: here are some recommended on the Gerbil and Rodent Rescue website Other rescues (gerbilandrodentrescue.co.uk)
ARC (Animal Rescue & Care): Twickenham: Animals fostered in homes around Twickenham area Animal Rescue and Care
Crittery: Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Crittery
Foal Farm: Biggin Hill: Foal Farm
Hounslow Animal Welfare: Hounslow: HAWS
Higgles Piggles: Clacton-on-Sea Higgles Piggles Facebook Page
Many Whiskers: London, Surrey, Berkshire Many Whiskers Animal Rescue
Mimis Rodent Rescue: London, Stratford: Facebook – Mimi’s Rodent Rescue
Raystede: near Brighton: Raystede
Second Chance: Southampton: Second Chance
St Francis Animal Welfare: Fairoak, Hampshire: St Francis Animal Welfare
Tag Pet Rescue: Margate, Kent: TagPetRescue
Wadars: Worthing, West Sussex: Wadars
Wood Green: North London: Wood Green Animal Rescue
South West
Cheltenham Animal Shelter: – GAWA
Marias Animal Shelter: Truro, Cornwall: MariasAnimalShelter
Mickelmarsh Mouse House: Bristol: Mickelmarsh Mouse House
Somershire Hamster Rescue: Somerset: somershirehamsterrescue.org
St Giles Animal Rescue: Taunton: St Giles Animal Rescue
The Nature Nook: Paignton, Devon: The Nature Nook
The Bunny Jackpot Foundation: South West/UK Wide The Bunny Jackpot Foundation
Woodside Sanctuary: Plympton, Devon: Woodside Sanctuary
East
PACT Animal Sanctuary: Hingham, Norfolk: PACT
Higgles Piggles: Clacton-on-Sea Higgles Piggles Facebook Page
Kerrys Kritters: Cambridgeshire Kerrys Kritters Animal Rescue
Suffolk & Essex Small Animal Welfare: Leavenheath, Suffolk: SESAW
Woodgreen: Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire: Woodgreen
Aunty Animal: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire: AuntyAnimal
Suffolk Rodent Rescue: Suffolk Rodent Rescue
Midlands
Greatfield Small Animal Rescue: Kidderminster Greatfield Animal Rescue
The Animal House Rescue: Birmingham: TheAnimalHouseRescue
Burrowed Hearts: Nottingham: BurrowedHearts
Animals in Need: Little Irchester, Northamptonshire: AnimalsInNeed
Justice for Gerbils: Stafford: Justice for Gerbils – Facebook Page
Yorkshire & North East
Forever Rescued Furries: Chester Le Street Forever Rescued Furries
Hull Animal Welfare: Hull, East Riding: HullAnimalWelfare
Wetheriggs Animal Rescue: Barnard Castle, Country Durham: Wetheriggs
Pawz for Thought: Sunderland, Tyne & Wear: PawzForThought
Brysons Animal Shelter: Gateshead, Tyne & Wear: Brysons
Eden Animal Rescue: Penrith, Cumbria: EdenAnimalRescue
North West
Bacchus Residents: Cheshire: Bacchus Residents
Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary: Edenfield, Lancashire: Bleakholt
Tiny Paws MCR: Sale, Manchester: TinyPaws
Tails Animal Rescue: Northwich, Cheshire: TailsAnimalRescue
Wales
All Creatures Great & Small: Llanfrechfa, Cwmbran: AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall
Greenacres Rescue: Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire: GreenAcreRescue
Nibbles: Crymych, South West Wales Nibbles
Notions Rescue: Lllanrumney, Cardiff: Notions Rescue
RSPCA Llys nini: Penllergaer, Swansea RSPCA Llysnini
Scotland
Collective Animal Rescue: Edinburgh: Collective Animal Rescue
Borders Pet Rescue: Earlston: https://www.borderspetrescue.org/
Fionas Arc: Oban: https://fionasark.org.uk/
SPCA (Scotland): Scottish SPCA
Wee Critters Rescue: Ullapool: Wee Critters Rescue / http://www.weecrittersrescue.com/
Willows Animal Sanctuary: https://www.willowsanimals.com/
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