How to Adopt

Applicants must be 18 years of age and fill out an online application to be considered for the interested animal. Applicants who provide conflicting or inconsistent information or who misrepresent information on the adoption application or during the interview will not be considered for adoption. Applicants cannot:

• Have a documented history of animal abuse or neglect.
• Use the animal for experimental or research purposes.
• Adopt an animal for another person who has been refused and adoption.
• Have a documented history of animal abandonment including an animal being impounded at the shelter and not reclaimed.
• Have a history of surrendering an animal to a facility for reasons which may be considered irresponsible pet ownership (too many animals, refusal or inability to afford sterilization, etc.).
• Have a history whose animal has recently died of an infectious disease or unknown cause deemed suspicious, or who has failed to seek reasonable veterinary care for a sick animal.
• Adopt a small mammal such as a rabbit or guinea pig to use for eating or breeding purposes
• Reside in a rental property in which the landlord does not allow pets