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Most adoptable cats have been prepared to travel to North America and to other countries that only require basic and rabies vaccines. The animal may be able to travel immediately or within 30 days, once an appropriate Pet Escort to the Adopter's region is found.

Any cats for Europe (rabies testing and microchipping), see cats with **, are noted on their bios. A three month quarantine is required for these cats (spent at EMRO), and many have already finished this and only await Escorts and adoptions.

Any cats for UK or Australiasia require a 6 month quarantine/residency in a country that is rabies free. Currently, cats would do a residency in either Germany (or some other European Union country that we can get pet escorts to) or through Bahrain, after which the cat would be shipped (flown) to the respective country, that is, directly to the UK or to a further one-month quarantine in Australia. For details or more information, please contact us at info@emaurescue.org.

Wish to see where EMRO's Maus were adopted from 2005 through February 2010? Click on the Mau Map to view (in a different window).

To begin the adoption process, an Adoption Questionnaire application must be filled out and sent to adopt@emaurescue.org or to info@emaurescue.org as an attachment. If you are unable to use this method, please email us.

Please download the Adoption Questionnaire (application) to your computer. You can either use this form in Word format (fill it out on your computer and use the "Tab" button to move from field to field), or by PDF format (fill out by hand and submit it via "snail mail" or as a scan). The Adoption Contract (Word format, size: 51 kb) must also be signed before the cat travels.

Upon approval, a miminal non-refundable deposit holds the cat while it is prepared for travel while a Pet Escort to your area is advertised. You need to notify us how far you are willing to travel to pick up your cat. As soon as a Pet Escort has been found, you will be put in touch with each other, travel arrangements are finalized, and the remaining adoption cost will be due. For more information about Pet Escorts, please see the Pet Escort section.

EMRO ensures the cat is ready to travel with an appropriate travel box, travel papers, has ensured the cat is healthy (vet checked), and meets the Pet escort at the airport with the travel-ready cat(s), as well as with the funds submitted by the Adopter in order for the cat to travel. EMRO follows up to ensure the cat has arrived safely and asks for feedback from both the Pet Escort and the Adopter. The process can happen as quickly as within a few weeks to as long as several months. The outbound flight of the cat is dependent upon the availablility of Pet Escorts travelling to the Adopter's area, as well as how far the Adopter is willing to travel in order to pick up their cat(s).

NOTE: EMRO is non-profit organization and works on a cost-recovery basis for Mau adoptions both locally and overseas. EMRO is not subsidized by the government nor any other funding agency.  Thus, interested Adopters must cover the costs of getting their cat(s) to their locations, while EMRO assists in finding the least expensive and quickest way for the cat(s) to travel in order to reach their designated destinations.

Traveling out of Cairo with your Pet?

There are certain rules and procedures that you must follow in order to take your pet with you when you travel out of Egypt. To view these guidelines, read our "Pet Travel Information" by clicking on this icon .

Shipping your Adopted cat via "Cargo"?

Many of our Adopters choose to ship their adopted kitty(s) unescorted by a Pet Escort and instead send them "in the Cargo hold" via Lufthansa Airlines. This secondary option incurs additional costs (because they are handled through a Broker), and shipping is available only Monday through Fridays (Customs Department is only open Monday through Friday in the States). For more information, click on the following icon to read the guidelines drafted by Ms. Rosalind Smith.

For more information about the adoption procedure or about the different cats, please contact adopt@emaurescue.org.

Please, PLEASE spay and neuter your pets. We are their Guardians, we are their Protectors and WE have the power to control the pet overpopulation and their subsequent suffering and abuse. Please view the cute video below which contains a very powerful message.

(Updated April 9, 2011)