POLICIES

Spay/Neuter

Forever Paws spays or neuters all animals for adoption.

Forever Paws will only allow an animal into foster care prior to spay or neuter if the following circumstances occur:

•The foster home is well known to the shelter, and,

•The animal is unable to be neutered or spayed due to health problems. (As soon as health allows, the animal will be spayed or neutered).

Adoption

• All potential adopters must fill out an Adoption Application.

• All background references will be checked completely.

• Animal are NOT adopted on a "first come, first served" basis.

• Animals will be matched with the best adopter for their individual needs.

• All adopters will be required to fill out an Adoption Contract before bringing a new pet home.

• Before consideration for adoption, all animals are evaluated by staff for obvious signs of health and/or behavior problems; however the shelter cannot guarantee the health or temperament of any animal.

• All animals are given a full set of inoculations and vet care.

 Animal Surrender

Forever Paws has contracts with local towns and animal control officials to accept their stray and homeless animals.
Due to our limited space we cannot accept an unlimited number of animals from the general public. A list of shelters and rescue organizations (.doc format) can be downloaded below.

Shelters & Rescue Organizations   (updated 4/21/05)