Also,
ensuring both
pets are
altered, no matter age or gender, can eliminate problems such as urine marking, fighting, or breeding.
That contract protects the animal to
ensure that they are being properly taken care of PLUS when you adopt from a Rescue (you do not adopt from a Breeder, you purchase); a highly reputable / quality Rescue will have
ensured that the
pet that you are adopting (that fee goes back into their programs so that they can continue helping animals in need AND they never make any money on their dogs for it can cost thousands to properly rehabilitate a dog) is
altered, fully vetted including being microchipped and utd on vaccines, had a fecal done, hwt and tick borne disease testing if old enough, put on Heartworm / flea / tick preventative, all medical conditions appropriately handled PLUS fully disclosed along with any behavoural issues; any required X-Rays, other testing such a urine etc. and other bw such as thyroid apart from the pre-surgical when being
altered etc..