The "Home for Life" Adoption Program
Each year, Save-A-Pet places hundreds of kittens, puppies, cats and dogs in loving, permanent homes. Our adoption screening process helps us match the right animal to the right home. 

We ask a minimum $75 donation for each animal – that’s really only half of what we spend. All of our animals come with vet records. 

That means:
• Feline leukemia tests for all cats and kittens and an FIV test for adult felines over six months old.
• Heartworm tests for all dogs and puppies.
• All vaccines, including rabies.
• All animals over six months old are already spayed and neutered.
• All animals are flea-treated and wormed.

Showings
For more information on times and locations of adoption showings, click here.

How our adoption process works
Finding a new home for your pet can be extremely difficult – for the owner and especially for the animal. That’s why we encourage people to do whatever they can to keep their animals – and don’t adopt unless you can include your pet in your plans as long as it lives.

If you’re interested in adopting, the process works like this:

1. You’ll answer the following questions on our adoption interest form:
• Do you own or rent?
• How many adults/children in your household? 
• Does everyone else at home want a new pet?
• A brief history of pets you’ve owned
• Vet care for pets you now own
• Your thoughts on spaying and neutering
• If you’re interested in a cat, do you plan to declaw?
• If you’re looking for a dog, do you have a fenced-in yard or another exercise method?
• Is shedding a problem?
• Is there anyone with allergies at home?

2. Your questions are important, too. Ask us anything – we treat our foster “kids” like our very own.

3. If you have a vet, we’ll ask to verify vet records.  This is for your current pet’s welfare and the safety of the Save-A-Pet foster animal you want to adopt.

4. If you rent, we’ll need to verify that you’re allowed to have pets. (We won’t identify you by name, but it’s essential that we check to save you and the animal from eviction.)

5. You’ll be asked to “sit tight” while we check vet records and apartment rules. It’s an opportunity for you to consider this commitment. Cats can live 20 years or more; dogs can live 15 years or more. If you are not ready, it’s OK to change your mind.

6. In a day or two, we’ll contact you if the animal is a good match for your home. If you DO NOT hear from the foster home in 48 hours, either the pet was adopted to another home (sometimes we get multiple forms on an animal) or there wasn’t a good match between the animal and your home. We’ll keep your form on file for when we hear of another pet that will fit your home and lifestyle.

7. After adoption, our foster homes stay in touch. We answer questions, provide counseling – and in most cases, we take the animals back if things don’t work out.