I want to know how 'hard' it is to adopt a pet. What kind of forms do you have to fill out, what info you have to give them and.. thats pretty much it.. lol
What Does It Take To Adopt A Dog?!
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2007-03-20 23:56:14 · 3 answers · asked by toma_romato 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
by the way im asking for personal experience.. lol
i just say that because i want to get the type of answer that.. im looking for.
2007-03-21 00:06:31 · update #1
Well, ill tell you something 'nemisis'. MUTTS are usually a heck of lot healthier than purebreds, because of the inbred factor...AND because The shelters actually take care of the damn dogs! (until they kill them...) anyway.. hush your mouth... :p lol
2007-03-21 10:15:19 · update #2
At our shelter, we had to put a 24 hold on our dog to make sure we were serious, and to give them time to do the paperwork. They required that dogs be checked by a vet and be spayed or neutered, if they weren't already. There were a few forms, but not much. Also, they charged about $60.00 for both Molly and for having a chip implanted with our information, so if she got lost, they could track us down. She is worth every penny. As for the vet fees, look around--our vet even charged a reduced rate for checking a dog if it was adopted from the shelter.
2007-03-21 01:55:12 · answer #1 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some shelters investigate you (those are the ones who actually care about the animal's welfare imo), and see that you can properly care for the animal. They might give you an contract to sign (if you cannot look after the animal or need to find another home for it the animal goes back there immediately etc.) As they only sold spayed and neutered animals you couldn't breed with them obviously. With animals too young to fix, there was a contract that you would come back to their vet to have them fixed, and they enforced this by law.
We had to give all our info down to income groupings, and we got contacted by them every now and again (twice a year) to see how she was doing, which I think is really cool, it shows they care.
2007-03-21 00:12:12 · answer #2 · answered by Unicornrider 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Each shelter has it's own rules. Private rescue shelters sometimes check the environment where the pet will live and conduct an interview with the prospective adoptee. They have been known to reject the adoptee; they are much more expensive. Public animal shelters only ask for the basics such as your name, address, etc.
2007-03-21 00:04:00 · answer #3 · answered by candace b 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋