HSMC Adoption Procedures

·         An adoption application is required for all adoptions. The application consists of background information, references, and general animal care. Applications may take 24 to 48 hours to process.

• According to VA state law; animals that have not been spayed or neutered can only be adopted by residents of Montgomery, Pulaski, Floyd, Roanoke or Giles counties.

·         If your application is approved, an adoption contract requiring proper care of the animal must be signed. NOTE: Any animal adopted from the Humane Society of Montgomery County may never be sold or traded. If you are no longer able to care for the animal, the Humane Society will try to assist you with placement and/or will take the animal back into the shelter if possible. However, if you do place the animal in another home, you must contact the shelter with the name, address and phone number of the new owners.

·         All animals at the shelter have received their first distemper vaccines and their first deworming. They may be due for further vaccinations and deworming depending on their age and how long they have been at the shelter. Adopters are required to give all follow up vaccinations and treatments at your veterinarians office.

·         Adoption fees are based on age and sex of the animal, and are explained in the following paragraphs:

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Adoption Plan #1

For all kittens and puppies under 6 months of age that have not been spayed or neutered.

·         Adoption fee is $15.00, plus a fee towards the cost of spay/neuter. The spay/neuter fee is paid at the time of adoption, this fee will be returned to you in the form of a gift certificate good at the vet of your choice. Fees are based on approximate spay/neuter fees. Your vet may charge more than the amount of the certificate, in which case you would be responsible for the balance.

·         Pets adopted under plan #1 may be taken home the same day as the contract is signed and fees are paid. The laws of the state of Virginia prohibit any animal shelter from adopting an animal that has not been spayed or neutered to any county that is not adjacent to our own.

Certificate Fees:

KITTENS:
MALES $27.00
FEMALES $40.00

PUPPIES:
UNDER 20 POUNDS
MALES $60.00
FEMALES $65.00

20 - 50 POUNDS
MALES $60.00
FEMALES $65.00

OVER 50 POUNDS
MALES $65.00
FEMALES $70.00