The Cat Connection Waltham/Newton, MA Telephone: 781-899-4610

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Pre-Adoption Application

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Thank you for your interest in adopting a shelter animal! Please understand that we want the best, most permanent homes for the animals in our care. We hope that these questions will help us to avoid the most common reasons that adoptions are unsuccessful.

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Contact Information

Name:
Email:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Age:
Occupation:
Day/Work Phone:
Evening/Home Phone:
Cell Phone:

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Placement Questionnaire

1)	Are you interested in a specific animal, and/or do you have any special preferences (i.e., age range, color, temperament)?
2)	Is the pet for someone else?
3)	Do you own or rent your home?	OwnRent
	If you rent, will your landlord confirm that this pet will be allowed?
	Landlord's name and phone number:
4)	What other pets do you have now?
	Have you had pets in the past?
	Is so, what has happened to them?
5)	Do you have children?
	If so, what are their ages?
	Who else shares your household?
	Does anyone in the household have allergies to pets?
6)	How many hours would the pet be alone (with no pet or human company) during the day?
QUESTIONS 7 & 8 IF FOR A CAT:
7)	Will he/she be allowed outdoors?
	If yes, how busy (or how fast) is your street?
	We recommend a collar and tag with your phone number even for indoor-only cats if there's any chance they might get out.
8)	Cats instinctively need to scratch. What would you do if your cat scratched your furniture?
IF FOR A DOG:
9)	How will she/he get daily exercise?
	Does your home have a yard?
	Is it completely fenced?
10)	What arrangements will you make for your pet when you are away?
11)	Anything else you'd like us to know about you?
12)	What appealed to you about this particular pet?
13)	Why are you interested in adopting now?
14)	How did you hear of us?

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References
Please provide the contact information of a veterinarian you have used before and plan to use with your new pet. Vet references are checked.
Clinic Name:
Clinic Phone:
Vet records are under the name of:

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Non-profit donation
We request a minimum donation of $125 per dog, $125 per altered feline (adult or kitten), with an additional $25 for combo tested cats (for feline leukemia, FIV). This donation funds rescue efforts, shelter, and veterinary care. The Cat Connection may, at their discretion, offer discounts to retired and disabled adopters. Please consider that cats and dogs need regular medical care throughout their lives.

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Notes or anything else you'd like to tell us!

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Submit Form to The Cat Connection
Please note that when you click the submit button below it may take a few seconds to process. Please only click the button once. Once the form has been processed, it will be sent to us via email and you will be returned to the main Cat Connection page on Petfinder. Thanks for taking the time to fill out this form! We will get back to you via email if we have any questions about your submission, or via telephone to proceed with the adoption process.