Adoption Process
Once you have chosen an animal to adopt, a shelter officer will give you an application to be filled out, after which you and the shelter officer discuss the animal's prospective situation with an eye to the animal's safety and comfort.
Important topics might be how high your fencing is (containment) or how much time the animal would spend with you. We believe that animals should spend a good bit of time with you.
If everyone agrees that your site and situation are suitable for the animal, you read and sign a document relating to the ethical treatment of animals.
If the animal is already spayed or neutered, it may go home with you on the spot. If, however, the animal needs to be spayed or neutered, the staff makes an appointment with a participating veterinarian and the animal can go home as soon as it has has the operation.
Adoption fees are as follow:
- Our fee to adopt a dog is $104.00 - it includes a health exam by a veterinarian, spay/neuter, vaccinations-to- date, heartworm test, worming and flea treatment, temperament evaluation. All dogs are micro chipped. All dogs go to their new homes with a Kong® toy, collar and leash, and one bag of Science Diet dry food.
- Our adoption fee for cats and kittens is $104.00 and it includes a health examination by a veterinarian, spay/neuter, leukemia test, vaccinations-to-date, worming and flea treatment. All cats are micro chipped. All felines go home with a scratching pad, toy mouse, break-away collar, and a bag of Science Diet dry food.
- Our adoption fee for a rabbit is $50.00 - all rabbits are spayed or neutered. The fee includes a wonderful book on caring for house rabbits and a chew mat.
- The fee for other small animals range from $5.00 to $55.00
- California law mandates that no shelter can adopt out an un-neutered or un-spayed animal.