The phrase
"to adopt an animal" means to take care of, provide a home for, and become the owner of a pet, usually from a shelter or rescue organization.
Full definition
The marketing of approximately 1 million puppy mill animals each year prevents many people from
adopting animals from pounds and shelters.
If you are interested
in adopting an animal in the future, or do not have a specific animal in mind, please fill out a general cat or dog adoption application.
This campaign focuses on the benefits
of adopting an animal from the shelter, like a free veterinary check and up - to - date vaccinations.
The fees
for adopting animals help us provide medical care, food, shelter, and enrichment for the animals in our care.
Currently, medical vouchers are given to adopters of heartworm positive dogs, and dogs with dental conditions as an incentive to
adopt animals with pre-existing medical conditions.
Remember, most of these groups receive far more applications than they have animals available — they can afford to be extra particular about
who adopts their animals.
Thanks to the good business practices of businesses in our community for having this humane business model... and for collaborating with organizations to adopt and bring
adopted animals into family homes.
Again, this is a long term commitment and if you can not take on this responsibility, please think
before adopting an animal.
Animal's lives matter hence the need to take care of them and most of the time people
adopt animals as pets and this has helped in providing shelter for them.
If you are called
about adopting the animal when the animal is cleared for adoption, you will need to return to the shelter to complete the adoption paperwork that same day.
For military personnel or others wishing to bring
adopted animals back from conflict zones, please email us for more information about how we are helping to address this issue.
It is important to educate clients
considering adopting an animal from a shelter about the possibility of heartworm infection, given the shelter's practices and local heartworm prevalence.
In the event that more than one interested party wants to
adopt an animal on the morning it becomes available, we enter the names of qualified adopters into a random drawing.
Be very careful to
only adopt animals who fit well into your lifestyle to lessen the chances of things not working out and you returning an animal.
Sadly, many people surrender their newly adopted pets for this reason, so being patient with
newly adopted animals is key.
«With a clear conscience, you can't
adopt these animals out knowing they were exposed to this terrible disease,» he said.
When an animal is available for adoption, they work diligently to find the perfect home, benefiting both the animal and the
family adopting the animal.
We require all potential adopters to fill out a species - specific adoption application so that we may
ensure adopted animals will be safely housed and well cared for.
Some control facilities
directly adopt their animals to the public, while some transfer their animals to other local shelters in efforts to save lives.
Eligible pet owners can apply for a one - time grant which must be for already
adopted animals whose medical needs match our care category and wait list time.
Thank you for supporting animal rescue and spreading the word about the real truth:
adopted animals make wonderful, loving family members!
Supporting and promoting pet adoption from local animal shelter and rescue organizations is all part of our mission to help increase the number of
adopted animals placed in good homes.
If the person on your list loves all sorts of animals, consider buying a zoo membership or
even adopting an animal at your closest zoo.
These types of organizations usually take in animals directly from the public and
then adopt the animals to new families.
In addition, we will
promote adopting animals from the local shelter and rescue groups to reduce pet overpopulation and we will educate the community about unethical pet breeders and «puppy mills».
All members of the organization
actively adopting animals from the care center and providing off - site care and housing will be listed on the application.