How to Adopt a Pet

An adoption counselor conducts an informal adoption counseling session with the potential family or owner. The process can being with an email, a phone call to the director, or during an adoption event at PetsMart. If you inquire online, the process begins with an online Adoption Application. Basically, we try to determine the type of pet the potential adopter is looking for, find a suitable match, and learn about the kind of life the pet will have in their new home.

Once we feel the potential adopter has met the rescue's criteria and the pet could be a good match, the adoption can occur. The animal can be adopted on the same day. If for some reason the new pet is not working out in the home, the adoption fee can be returned up to 2 weeks after the adoption takes place. If the pet is too young for a spay/neuter surgery, arrangements will be made after the adoption.

Our interviewers do a great job of matchmaking. Most interviews and adoptions do take place at PetsMart Adoption Events where we can get to know you better, and where you can see many different dogs. We work hard to make successful "mutt-matches," so we help guide you to the pets that we think are a good fit for you.