Additional adoption info
Our Adoption Fees:
Stated on listings. Sometimes they need to be adjusted for extra care or to reflect private sponsorship to help them on their way.
Puppies under 6 months: includes at least 2 sets of parvo/distemper vaccines, rabies vaccine if 4 months at time of adoption, multiple dewormings, vet exam, spay or neuter, microchip and a puppy starter kit. This also includes any special vetting they may need for colds, ear infections, hernia repairs, cherry eye repairs, preventatives etc.
Puppies over 6 months and adults: includes parvo/distemper vaccine, bordetella vaccine, deworming, vet exam, spay or neuter, microchip and a rabies vaccine. This also includes any special vetting they may need for colds, ear infections, hernia repairs, cherry eye repairs, preventatives etc. If your pet received heartworm treatment, the fee may vary.
Kittens under 6 months: $100 includes fvrcp vaccine, combo test, altering, deworming, microchip, kitten starter kit, and any special vetting they may have needed and received
Kittens over 6 months and adult cats: $75 includes fvrcp vaccine, combo test, rabies vaccine, microchip, altering, deworming, and any special vetting they may have needed and received
Adoption fees and process updated 5-24-15:
We strive to find the best fit possible for all of the animals in our care.
1) We have an application (http://form.jotform.us/form/51517033860147), adoption contract and would do a home visit. The home visit is just to see where the pet would be living, not a white glove inspection by any means! We want our pets to have a good home and be loved, we are easy going people and not difficult to deal with at all :)
2) When adopted at an age too young for altering, adopters will get a voucher they can use to bring the pet to us on one of our vet days (Thursdays) and the pet would ride with us to our vet for altering. We get a special deal at our vet and will not be able to reimburse the charge for altering at your regular vet (which is enormous at most local vets). Pets adopted out before age of altering and are not altered by a certain date may be confiscated. Along with rehoming homeless pets, one of our main goals is lowering the intake rate at our local shelter; unaltered pets contribute to this epidemic and this will not be permitted on our watch. If you do not agree with this, please do not pursue adoption with us.
3) If you would prefer to have your new pet altered at your own vet, at your own expense, you are more than welcome to do so. We require proof of alteration before the deadline on your adoption contract and no refund of any part of your adoption fee will be given. Those funds will be added to our community spay/neuter fund and we thank you very much for helping us combat the homeless animal epidemic in Rowan County.
4) All adoption fees include a small donation to our community Spay/Neuter fund which we use to get the mama of puppies and kittens we take in altered (if known and the owner agrees) and we also offer to help the mama of puppies being given away on the yard sale pages if there is enough in our fund.
5) Our adoption fees reflect our actual costs in getting a pet ready for a home and do not include food, crates and other expenses which we pay ourselves or rely on other private donations to cover. Thank you for understanding why we must charge a fee.
