Step 1: Preparation for your visit!

Bringing photo identification with your current address, a copy of your lease (for renters), and your veterinarian’s telephone number will greatly speed the adoptions process.

Step 2:  Come visit the animals!

Come to our shelter and you can visit with the animals.  You might want to fill out a Meet your Match survey to help you make a decision on what would be the right animal for your lifestyle.

Step 3:  Check the status!

Check the status of the animal(s) you’re interested in.  Not every animal is available,   some may be already adopted, and some may still be under evaluation.  Adoptions staff and volunteer adoption counselors are on hand to help you determine status as well as answer any question you might have about the animal’s temperament, and care requirements.  Bear in mind, however, that many of the animals whom you meet were strays or surrenders to other shelters with unknown histories.               

Step 4:   Talk to us!

Once you fill out the survey, an adoptions coordinator will determine what “color” you are.  If you meet the pet of your dreams, you may then fill out the flip side of the adoption application.  At that time an adoptions coordinator will review and go over any questions you may have. 

Step 5:                        Homecoming!

Please allow up to two weeks for the processing of the application and to prepare your new family member to go home.  You will be notified by telephone whether you have been chosen as the best match for the animal(s) you applied for, and at that point, you and your adoption counselor can arrange for a time when you can pick up your animal.  When you pick up you will pay the fee and sign paperwork. When picking up your new family member please come equipped with a collar and leash (for a dog) or a carrier (for a cat).

What is our adoption fee and what does it cover?

Dogs:  $195.00  Cats:  $65.00 (second cat $35)

Your new pet will have been spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped.  You will receive a 5-pound bag of Hill’s Science Diet food, the preferred brand of the League.

Make an appointment with your Vet!

Since many of the animals we take in have unknown histories, we cannot guarantee the health of any animal adopted from the League.  Although our medical Center provides the best possible care, their stay with us is limited and there is a chance that an existing parasite or virus may not become apparent until after they are in their new home.  Therefore, the League REQUIRES adopters to bring their new pet to a Vet within two weeks of adoption.  Our Medical Center offers a free first-time visit to adopters.  We love seeing our former residents with their new families!