ADOPTIONS
Adopting Your New Best Friend
Because we are an open admission shelter, and take in ANY animal that needs a safe haven, the specific animals that are available at any given time will vary. Our adoptable animals listed on this website are updated as often as possible, but we cannot guarantee that a pet will be available for adoption when you visit. With kennel space always at issue, we are unable to hold an animal for you. If a qualified home is available, we need to move the animal along into that home so that we have the space available to help the next one walking in the door. Our adoptable animals are photographed by volunteers, and so not every animal in the facility is listed here on the website as soon as it is available. We encourage you to keep an eye on our pet list, but visiting us in person can also be an advantage when you are seeking a specific animal.
How Does the Adoption Process Work?
Visit us online or in person to see the animals available for adoption. If you see a pet that you like simply complete the adoption questionnaire & submit it. Then, if you're visiting us online, make plans to visit the shelter in person.
If the animal was surrendered to us, we will generally have a personality profile completed by the former owner that will detail the pets past experience - you will be able to review this information to assist you in your adoption decision. If the pet came to us as a stray, staff can tell you what they've learned about the animal during its time with us. At times, this is a very small amount of information.
We recommend that you have the entire household meet the pet - sometimes animals react differently to certain members of the family, and this is important information to have when considering a pet that will best fit into your home.
Finish the process by having a conversation with our adoption staff. They can outline the time frame to complete your adoption. Sometimes pets are ready to leave the building once the paperwork is complete. Other pets, if strays, may still be on mandatory hold time, giving their owner the time legally required to locate & claim the animal.
If the pet is not yet spayed or neutered, he or she will have to be fixed prior to adoption.
Animals in our care do not have a set amount of time to find a home. We will strive to find new homes for the animal as long as the shelter has room, and as long as they stay healthy & friendly. We make a tremendous effort to place animals in responsible, loving homes.
What are the Adoption Fees?
Puppy adoptions fees are higher due to increased number of vaccines given and extra supplies necessary to care for them while in our care. | ||
If you wish to have your new kitten combo tested for leukemia/Aids prior to adoption please discuss this option (and the additional fee) with your adoption counselor. | If you wish to have your new cat combo tested for leukemia/Aids prior to adoption please discuss this option (and the additional fee) with your adoption counselor. | If you wish to have your new cat combo tested for leukemia/Aids prior to adoption please discuss this option (and the additional fee) with your adoption counselor. | If the cat/kitten has been combination leukemia/Aids tested due to Petsmart requirements, THAT is when the additional $30 fee applies, otherwise standard adoption fee applies. |
$75 |
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$15 | $10 | |
If this is your first time submitting paperwork about adoption from SJRAS, or if it's been more than a year since you last completed an Adoption Questionnaire. It doesn't commit you to adopting, and the sooner you get it in the faster we can start to process it, speeding up the adoption process.
Adopted from us recently or completed the Adoption Questionaire for SJRAS within the past year? We keep submitted forms for up to a year, so we probably already have your paperwork. Complete an Adoption Interest form to quickly let us know who you're interested in!
Looking to adding a working cat to your family? Our CIA Agent cats are less social cats that are perfect for protecting your property or barn from unwanted critters. Because they have different needs than a typical house cat they have their own form with their specific employment requirements.