The purpose of this shelter is to find good homes for our pets.  Potential adoptive guests will be treated with courtesy and respect.  No potential adoptive guest will be denied from adopting a pet on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or marital status.  Our shelter is concerned with finding potential adoptive guests that: can financially afford to provide for the pet; have a safe, appropriate place to care for and house a pet; have no history of violent behavior or abuse; have time to spend with a pet; and are willing to make a long-term commitment to the pet.  The interviewing process of potential adoptive guests will focus only on these concerns.

Adoption of our pets to families with children under the age of five years will be evaluated based on an individual basis with the primary concern being safety.  Out of county adoption will be evaluated by the shelter staff on an individual basis.  All adoption decisions will be based on the welfare of the animals.  Our shelter reserves the right of refusal to adopt a pet.  Each prospective guest will be required to provide a  government-issued picture identification and to complete an adoption application.  All animals must be vaccinated and spayed/neutered by a veterinarian within thirty days of adoption.

Animal Placement Contract (printable pdf)