Adoption Process and Policy
Please read this page carefully before proceeding to the Application Form.  This page describes our adoption policies and will answer most of your questions about our adoption process.  Thank you.

1. First, check our List of Covered Areas to make sure that you live in a geographic area from which we are currently accepting Adoption Applications.
   
   
2. The application process begins with the Adoption Application.  Anyone wishing to adopt from All Pets Rescue must first fill out an Adoption Application Form.
   
   
3. The Adoption Application form is available on-line. Please select the application form for the geographic area in which you live.  For convenience, we include a listing of the geographic areas that we cover.   Please be sure to fill out the Application Form completely. We cannot process incomplete applications.
   
   
4. Upon receipt,  your application will be reviewed by our staff.  If the application appears to be a good match for the pet of interest, then one of our volunteers will contact you via email or telephone.
    
5. A veterinarian-reference, personal references, and home visit are required. This may sound like a lot of scrutiny, but our responsibility as a rescue organization is to adopt the animals we save into the best possible homes.
    
6. If you are in the process of changing veterinarians, we still require the name of your former veterinarian. This allows us to verify a history and habit of proper veterinary care.
   
   
7. We do not place dogs or ferrets in homes with children under the age of 6.  Families with young children between the ages of 6 and 10 who apply to adopt a dog must have a securely fenced area in their yard. This requirement ensures the safety of the dog, by preventing him/her from running out into the street or otherwise leaving the yard. This also ensures the safety of the children, who might otherwise run after the dog into the street.
    
8. Please recognize that being first to apply for adopting a certain animal does not guarantee that you will be approved to adopt that animal.  We do not work on a first-come first-served basis, but rather, try at all times to find the best match possible between the animal and adopting home.
    
9. Once you have submitted your application, please allow us time to process it. We are an all-volunteer group, so please be patient.
    
10. If the application review is favorable, we will contact you to schedule a time to come out to your home. The reason for the home visit is to make sure that you can provide a safe environment for the pet. We are not interested in how neat or clean your home is, but that the pet is going to have a safe environment with people who will care for provide companionship. We ask that other family members or people who live in the household be present so that we can meet them and answer any questions about pet ownership.
     
11. Once the home visit is completed and the adoption approved, we will contact you to schedule a time finalize the adoption, sign the All Pets Adoption Contract, and bring the animal to his or her new home.
    
    
12. To fill out an adoption application, please click HERE.

Thank you for working with All Pets Rescue.