Meet Axel

Axel is a cute little gerbil on the lookout for his forever home, ideally paired with another male gerbil due to them being social animals. Axel is a speedy little guy and prefers being left to his own devices. He needs an experienced owner to enrich his life through plenty of socialisation and mental and physical stimulation. Axel would be a lovely addition to a suitable home and owner who has plenty of patience and understanding when it comes to small animals. He needs a sufficient set up so that he can keep warm, feel safe and entertain himself. If you have a suitable set up for our Axel, then please apply.

Breed: Gerbil

Age: Approximately 1 yr

Sex: Male

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The adoption process

Application

If you see an animal on our website that you are interested in adopting, you should fill out an Animal Enquiry form. This gives us more details about yourself and your lifestyle to make sure you are a good match for each other. If we get multiple requests for one animal, we will consider them all and choose the most suitable home to match it to a new owner. This will allow everyone interested a fair chance of adopting it

First meeting

If your application is successful, we will invite you for a first meeting. Here, you and the animal will meet each other and see how you get along. Following on from this, there may be more meetings and you can introduce other pets as required.

Home checks

Home checks are required for every dog before we set the adoption date. This was done physically pre-Covid but we now ask for videos and photos. We need to be sure the home environment is suitable for that dog and the garden is secure. If dogs/rabbits are going to live with other dogs/rabbits, we will arrange an introduction as previously mentioned.

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Every adoption is as unique as each animal. Please remember although sometimes it might seem like a lengthy process, we are doing this to make sure each animal is found the right home for their lifetime.

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Donations help us to continue helping animals.

Our aim at Thornberry Animal Sanctuary is to find all the animals that we take into our care their forever homes. Your donation, whether one off or monthly, will help to pay for their needs while they are with us.

Meet Axel

Help find Axel a home

Send us a treat

The adoption process

Application

First meeting

Home checks

Keep in touch

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