Owning a pet is a lifetime commitment. Our adoption program is designed to ensure the placement of our animals into permanent, responsible, loving homes. Applicants of outside only dogs must be willing to spend sufficient and quality companionship time with the dog. Approval of any application is at the discretion of the Animal Shelter staff, and will be made in the interests of finding the best permanent home for our animals.
sYou must be 18 years old to adopt a pet. We
discourage college students from attempting
to adopt unless they are at the graduate level.
sPets under 4 months of age might not be adopted to
families with children under 5 years of age.
sWritten landlord consent is required prior to
adoption.
sAdopted pets may not be given as gifts to
other people.
sNo animal will be adopted to persons that have a
confirmed history of neglect or abuse of animals
or to persons that have surrendered a personal pet
to the shelter.
sNo animal will be adopted to persons that have a
repeat history of losing, giving away, selling,
or having animals injured or killed.
sOnly dogs that are physically and temperamentally
suited to living outdoors will be adopted as
outside dogs (i.e., no daily access to inside of
owner's home). According to local ordinances and
laws, all dogs must be kept under control and not be
allowed to run at large. Therefore, dogs that
are adopted as outside pets must have a fenced or
an adequately sized enclosed area to live in
and a doghouse or other suitable shelter. Because of
the need for socialization, puppies under 6
months of age will not be adopted as outside dogs.
Applicants wanting to adopt an outside dog
may be required to undergo a home visit prior to the
approval of an adoption application.
sIf at any time, you are no longer able to keep the pet
you have adopted, you must return it to the
shelter.
sWe do not adopt animals to persons that plan on
chaining animals as a means of containment.
sBe aware that we check all references.
sALL ANIMALS ADOPTED FROM THE SHELTER MUST BE
SPAYED OR NEUTERED PRIOR TO LEAVING THE
SHELTER.
