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Pets Available For Adoptions

Caring For Your Pet

Here are some helpful hints for responsible pet owners:

  • Provide your new pet with proper and humane care, food, water, shelter, exercise and all other necessities.

  • Provide your pet with veterinary care on a regular basis and if the animal becomes ill or injured.

  • Keep the animal as a pet and companion. Don’t use it as a guard dog, fighting dog, for experimentation or any unethical use.

  • Get your pet spayed or neutered to help reduce animal overpopulation.

  • License your dog or swine. Proof of a rabies certificate is required. Put an identification tag on your cat.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Although we take every precaution concerning the health and well-being of our shelter animals, no guarantee of any kind can be given regarding the condition of an adopted animal. Please understand that any medical bills incurred for your pet will be solely your own financial responsibility.

Most of the animals come to us with unknown medical histories. Therefore, a complete check-up and vaccination by a veterinarian are a must. To ensure the happy and healthy life of your newly adopted family member, we urge you to have your pet examined routinely by a veterinarian.

If an adoption does not work out for any reason, you may return the adopted animal WITHIN 30 DAYS from the date of adoption and request a full refund of the adoption fee. If the adoption was paid by check or cash, then the refund will be mailed to you via check within 30 days. Please note that there are NO cash refunds. If the adoption was paid with a credit card, then we can refund directly to the same credit card.

If an adopted animal is returned AFTER 30 DAYS , there is NO refund and you will be charged an owner-surrender fee.