How do I go about adopting a pet?
Is there a waiting period?
Why should I adopt when I can just get a free animal?
Do you have a spay/neuter program?
Why don't you spay/neuter the shelter animals?
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Q.  How do I go about adopting a pet?
It’s simple!  All you need to do is fill out our adoption application.  Once this application is completed, it will take approximately 24 hours to process it. You can place a hold on the animal you like and holds are good for 24 hours. We take up to 3 holds on an animal.

Q.  Is there a waiting period?
Yes.  It takes approximately 24 hours to approve your application.  Once you are approved, you can schedule a time and day to adopt the animal.

If you are adopting a dog and currently own a dog, a “meet and greet” will be scheduled to ensure your animals are compatible.

Q. Why should I adopt when I can just get a free animal?
If you take a look below, you will see that an animal you could get for “free” really costs you more than an animal you would adopt from the shelter.

* Estimated vet costs.
**Only if the animal has been here long enough to receive a rabies vaccination.
When you adopt from the shelter, you get a bargain as well as an animal that deserves a second chance for a loving home!

Q.  Do you have a spay and neuter program?

Due to the availability of low cost spay/neuter clinics; we have phased out our program that was called the S.T.O.P program (Stop the Overpopulation of Pets).  This program was available to a limited number of low income families. 

Currently, there are two area low cost spay/neuter clinics – one in Granger, Indiana (ABC Clinic) and one in Fort Wayne (Hope for Animals). Additionally, there is a State wide program (SNAP) in which any local veterinarian can sign up to participate to help expand low cost spay neuter options. It is sponsored by fees generated through sales of a pet friendly license plate that is offered through the Department of Motor Vehicles. All of these options may be researched online.

Q. Why don’t you spay and neuter the shelter animals?
We do not have a veterinarian on staff. We do sometimes have grants made available so that we can get some of our animals spayed or neutered prior to adoption, and we sometimes get animals turned into us that are already spayed or neutered.

It is required that persons who adopt from the shelter get their unaltered adopted cats and dogs spayed and neutered within one month from the adoption date. If the adopted animal is under six months of age, it must be spayed/neutered once it reaches 6 months.