Adoption Process

When you decide to welcome a shelter animal into your home, you're not only giving a deserving animal a second chance at happiness, but you're also creating space for another animal in need! At Familiar Hearts, our main aim is to ensure that the adoption process is a fulfilling experience for both our beloved animals and their compassionate adopters.

Steps to Adopt

We follow an inclusive open adoptions approach to ensure that each animal finds the perfect home and each home finds the right pet.

No Adoption Fees or Signed Contracts until after you meet your potential new family member.

The steps below may not be executed in exactly this order every time, but you definitely start with the application:

    • Fill out our Adoption Application

    • Make sure your references are aware we will be contacting them for vetting

    • At least every 24 hours, check your inbox, spam + junk email folders

    • If Application is Approved, coordinate a visit with Dog’s Foster

    • Home visit (can be virtual)

    • If proceeding with Adoption:

      • Virtual consult with one of our Dog Trainers

      • Pay Adoption Fee (tax deductible donation)

      • Sign Adoption Contract

      • Schedule a training session with one of our trainers (on us!)

      • Take your beloved new Family Member home

    • Fill out our Adoption Application

    • Make sure your references are aware we will be contacting them for vetting

    • At least every 24 hours, check your inbox, spam + junk email folders

    • If Application is Approved, coordinate a visit with Cat’s Foster

    • Home visit (can be virtual)

    • If proceeding with Adoption:

      • Pay Adoption Fee (tax deductible donation)

      • Sign Adoption Contract

      • Take your beloved new Family Member home

Basic Adoption Fees

Cats

$150 or $225 for two

Kittens

$200 or $350 for two

Dogs

$475 each