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My name is Gamora!

Posted over 2 years ago | Updated over 3 months ago

Adoption process
1

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

2

Interview

3

Meet the Pet

4

Approve Application

5

Sign Adoption Contract

6

Pay Fee

7

Take the Pet Home

My basic info

Breed
American Pit Bull Terrier
Color
Tan/Yellow/Fawn - with White
Age
3 years 6 months old, Adult
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
30 lbs (current)
Sex
Female
Pet ID
36340

My details

Alert icon Not good with kids
Alert icon Not good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered

My personality

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Meet, Gamora! A 2 year old, female, Bully mix. Gamora loves to play! Her favorite toys have squeakers in them but, if you give her a stuffed to she will shred it in record time! LOL She enjoys being brushed and petted, she will even lay like a frog so you can do a good job brushing her. Gamora loves to play in water so baby pools are a must as she likes to cool off in them and take her toys for a swim too! Gamora can be timid with new faces and once she is with you a short while she warms up pretty quickly! She would do best in a home with older children 16 and up as she can be too rough when she plays. Gamora needs to be your one and only pet as she does not do well with other animals so no going to the dog park with this one. Gamora needs a home with a 6 foot tall fenced yard as she is very athletic and can and will easily jump over a small fence being energetic she needs plenty exercise to run and play. She is crate trained so when you leave her alone you will need to crate her as she will be naughty while you are gone! Being a smart girl Gamora knows how to sit by verbal command or hand gesture. She can stand, lay down and is learning to go to her bed by and gesture too. Gamora is now ready to find her loving FUR-ever home. For more information on how to adopt, please call the shelter to see if this pet is still available for adoption. Then come to the shelter for a meet and greet. We are open 10:30-6 Tuesday – Saturday (closed 1-2 for lunch and the last Friday of every month).
Shelter

Contact info

Pet ID
36340
Contact
Lisa Baker
Email
Address
3195 Dundee Road, Winter Haven, FL 33884

Their adoption process

1.

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

2.

Interview

3.

Meet the Pet

4.

Approve Application

5.

Sign Adoption Contract

6.

Pay Fee

7.

Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

Stop by our adoption center to find your new best friend. Once you find a dog or cat that tugs at your heart, you can visit and see if there is a love connection.

Meet with a Counselor Our well-informed staff will fill you in on the pet's story and answer any questions you may have. These questions will help ensure that your new pet will be a great fit for your family.

Complete the Adoption After you find the dog or cat that best fits your home, you will fill out an adoption contract and receive the pet adoption kit and records.

Adoption Fees The regular adoption fee for a cat or dog is $100.
Seniors for Seniors(60+), adoption fee for any adult dog or cat 5 years or older is $65. The fee to adopt multiple pets (two adult pets at one time) is $155.
To make your adoption speedy, please bring the following items with you to the Humane Society:

Picture ID with your current address
Your landlord's telephone number, if you're a renter
Proper form of payment (cash or check).
All adoptions include spay / neuter with physical exam, 1st set of shots (including rabies shot if age appropriate), collar, tag, leash / carrier, de-worming, feline leukemia / AIDS test, microchip implant with registration.

Saturdays are our busiest adoption day, so we ask for your patience. You may have to wait 15-30 minutes to visit with a furry friend.

Adoption application

Go meet their pets

Stop by our adoption center located at 3195 Dundee Rd in Winter Haven to find your new best friend. We are at the Posner Park Petsmart in Davenport every third Saturday of the month. Check out our website for other adoption events www.humanesocietyofpolkcounty.org.

More about this shelter

The Humane Society of Polk County is a non-profit organization funded solely by public donations. The Humane Society is the first no-kill animal shelter in Polk County! The society is a community service dedicated to prevent animal suffering. We care for unwanted, abused and abandoned animals and provide many other animal related services.

The organization was chartered in 1972 and the shelter was built in 1980. Our shelter is currently located in Winter Haven on Dundee Road. The shelter usually has twenty five dogs and thirty five cats in residence. Each year our number of animals fluctuates our last fiscal year over two thousand animals were taken in. All accepted animals are spayed or neutered, provided with shots, heart worm tested or feline leuk tested, de-wormed, micro-chipped, provided a physical exam by a local veterinarian and given comfortable shelter, food and water. These animals are given a great deal of TLC by a caring staff. Occasionally wildlife is accepted, but in general we try to turn these over to other agencies better equipped to handle them. Abused horses are also cared for on the premises.

Every day in the United States, more than 70,000 puppies and kittens are born. When this number is compared to the 10,000 human births each day, it’s clear that there can never be enough homes for all these pets. Educating the public on the importance of spaying and neutering their pets, from school children to adult groups, is one of our organization’s prime objectives. Educational programs are available upon request. We offer a low cost spay/neuter program at our shelter to provide our community a reasonable solution to the senseless slaughter of innocent animals.

At the Humane Society each animal will be observed and evaluated before going up for adoption. Health and temperament are closely evaluated by our vet and temperament specialist. We view euthanasia with mixed emotions. That animals must be killed is a difficult burden to bear; but diseased, frightened or injured animals trying to survive in a hostile community are infinitely worse. The Humane Society is the first “No- Kill” Animal Rescue Shelter in Polk County. Our desire is to make our community a “no kill” community, one in which we kill the crisis, not the animal.

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