Furever North Haven

ADOPTION PROCESS Now that you have found your furever family member, we get to work together to complete your adoption. We at Furever North Haven are so glad to be a part of the completion of your family. Once it has been decided that you will be adopting an animal, an adoption coordinator will work with your foster to send you the contract. All of our adoptions are processed through Shelterluv software and are done online. Please ensure that the phone number you would like everything sent to is accurate and that the foster has it correct for the adoption coordinator. The adoption contract and payment link come through as a text to the number provided on your application. If that does not work, it can be sent to your associated email to complete. Before you can take your new furever family member home, you must complete the contract and payment. The adoption coordinator will then reach out to the foster and let them know everything is completed. After completion, medical records will be sent within 2 weeks via email, and you will receive your receipt of payment and the adoption contract that you signed. The contract will be summarized over the next to sections of this guide. ADOPTION POLICIES The following are adoption policies that you will find in the adoption contract: 1. I am 18 years of age or older and have provided identification showing my present address, and I own my home or have landlord consent to adopt this animal. 2. I agree to always provide this pet with adequate food, fresh water, bedding, shelter, and loving companionship. Adopter will never physically abuse, neglect, or harm the above pet in any way. I will provide both routine and emergency veterinary care as needed, including an annual physical exam, regular vaccination, boosters, and heartworm test and preventative care, if applicable. a. I understand that by signing this contract I am responsible for all further vaccinations and medical care that the above pet might need. 3. I agree to never: a. Abandon the above pet i. I understand that Furever North Haven is responsible for reporting any adopter that abandons the above pet to the police. This can result in a fine or jail time for animal abuse. b. Give away or sell the above pet to another person, including non-resident family members, or entity i. I understand that Furever North Haven is responsible for retrieving the above pet and will be notifying the police. This can result in a fine or jail time for animal abuse. c. Deposit the pet at an animal shelter or research facility, for any reason i. I understand that Furever North Haven is responsible for reporting any adopter that abandons the above pet to the police. This can result in a fine or jail time for animal abuse. 4. If at any time in the future I cannot continue to provide proper care for the above pet for any reason, I agree to contact Furever North Haven, at [email protected], and to arrange for the return of the above pet. If the above pet is returned, I understand that I will not receive a refund. I agree to give Furever North Haven at least five (5) business days’ notice before returning the above pet, and will provide safe and loving care of the above pet until he/she is returned. a. However, before returning the above pet to Furever North Haven, I will have exhausted all available options including, but not limited to, obedience training, a behaviorist, crate training, or veterinary advice to solve a physical or behavioral problem that may occur with the above pet. I understand that the normal adjustment period for most new pets is approximately 30-45 days and I am prepared to make allowances accordingly as the above pet get to know his/her new surroundings. *Please keep in mind that pups need time to decompress and become acclimated to their new environments. Sometimes they have just come to us or have been with us for some time, but this is common with all pups moving to new homes. There are many things that you may see in this time of decompression such as timid behaviors, lack of appetite, and testing of boundaries. There are also more frustrating behaviors like a slide in potty training, resulting in urinating or defecating in the home. Many of these behaviors will change as a pup learns their new routine and family. They need patience, compassion, and most of all, time to learn they are safe and in a home they can trust. Once they have that time, you will begin to see their true self shine through. This process is not quick, it can be weeks before this comes to pass, but your new pup is worth it and will thank you for it.