If
you are in the Military and feel you can’t keep your animal
because you are moving, please read this first: Foster
Care for Military Pets
Tips
for Placing an animal
All
the forms you need for adoptions and ART events should be on this
page. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open these forms. If you don't have Reader simply follow the three steps to downloading
located at: www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Your home situation
may have changed, or you may have taken in a stray, but either
way, you need help finding a home for a dog or cat. What do you do first? Please
read Tips
for Placing an Animal.
To help you speed up
the process of finding a forever home for the animal, ART provides
courtesy postings to people who will follow our suggested adoption
procedures, which are listed below. To
open and print the forms, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If
you don't have Reader, simply follow the three steps to downloading
it, which can be found at: www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
- Have interested parties complete an adoption
application to make it easier to screen potential owners.
- Check a vet reference
to make sure that all the applicant’s
current animals are up to date on vaccinations and spayed or
neutered. It is also a good idea to check a few more non-vet
references.
- Do a home visit. Look around the house for anything that could
be hazardous to the animal. Check the yard to make sure that
it is big enough for the dog and that the fence doesn't have
any holes or escape routes. Make sure you ask where the animals
will be during the day and where he or she will sleep. You do
not want to adopt to someone who will leave the animal outside
when he or she is gone or at night. For more information, read
our list of questions you
should ask, and/or use our home
visit checklist .
- Never give an animal away free to a good home. An adoption
fee is a commitment to the life of the animal. $50 - $100 is
an acceptable fee.
- Have the
new owner read and sign an adoption agreement to ensure that the animal will be cared for properly.
- Don't forget to periodically call or visit the new owner to
make sure the agreement is being carried out.
We also strongly
suggest your animal be current on vaccinations (including heartworm
test for dogs and FIV/Leuk test for cats) and spayed or neutered
prior to being adopted. A listing of local low-cost
vet clinics can be found on our website.
To continue, please select one of the following:
- I have read
the above requirements for an ART sanctioned adoption, and agree
to follow these guidelines for the adoption of the animal I will
list on ART’s Courtesy Page. Submit Animal
- I would like someone
to discuss these procedures
with me.
