Humane Society of Elmore County News
We put out a plea for dry dog food and want to thank everyone who immediately put in orders and dropped bags of food by the Shelter. You are all giving the USPS, UPS and FedEx drivers a true workout and we are most appreciative. If anyone needs a receipt or your donation, please contact us as the shipments from Amazon, Chewy and Walmart never include is info on the donor. Thank you ALL so very much for your incredible support!
Summer is a time of HIGH intake but low adoptions so if you are thinking about adding a pet to your family, now is a great time to adopt. While cats, kittens and small dogs adopt well, it is the large dogs who languish. We understand that for many families a larger dog is just not a good fit for many reasons, but if you are open to a large breed, all Shelters are busting at the seams with large dogs looking for loving homes.
Our adoption fees are $100 for dogs and $50 for cats under one-year-old; cats over one-year-old can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. This adoption fee completely covers the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, de-worming, microchip (registered to you at the time of adoption), heartworm check for dogs, rabies vaccination if old enough and a free health exam with your participating veterinarian.
The best way to see the pets we have for adoption is to check out the Adoption websites like www.petfinder.com or www.adoptapet.com – you will be able to see not only our pets but those from other Shelters as well. We work hard to keep our available pets posted so you can see their photos and read their info. We try to put their personality info; important things to know like if a dog is good with children, other dogs or cats; their age and size or expected size if a puppy; activity level; and any special needs they might have. If you see a pet that interests you, our adoption info is also in the narrative and right below that is our online Adoption Application which is the first step in our adoption process. Once we receive and approve an application, we will contact the applicant to set up an appointment for you to come meet the pet in question. As applications come in via email, we respond via email so please make sure to look out for our response from [email protected]
We set up appointments weekdays between 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sat 10 a.m. – 3 p.m..
We also like playing ‘matchmaker’ via our Wish List Adoption Application (on the home page of our website: www.elmorehumane.org) where you can fill out the app telling us what you are looking for. With that we will contact you if we get in a pet that might be a good fit for what you are looking for and have fulfilled quite a few wish adoptions this way!
This process works best for adopters and our staff. Once approved and an appointment is set, that pet will not be adopted out from under the applicant as it is on a temporary hold for the approved applicant. We have more time to work with the applicant during the appointment so that if the pet that was applied for is not a good fit we can help see if we have an alternative pet that will meet the adopter’s wishes and needs. We do ask scheduled adopters – please be on time for your appointment and if something comes up, please email or give us a call at 334-567-3377 to let us know.
