Adoptions Continue by Appointment Only
We know many of you are excited to adopt a new pet and we love the enthusiasm. As of right now, we are processing adoptions
by appointment only
.
How is this Different from Normal Adoptions?
For the safety of our community, our staff and our animals, we must put in place certain guidelines and restrictions. This includes limiting the number of people in our facility at any given time. For this reason, appointments will be scheduled with approved adoption applicants to come and meet the animal they are interested in adopting. Only two people total are permitted to come in for the adoption appointment. This is also a time when we can facilitate a “meet and greet” between one of our adoptable dogs and your owned dogs. The shelter will still be closed to all non-appointments. This means that the public cannot come in and look at animals without an appointment. All of our adoptable animals will be placed onto our website at
www.hsdayton.org/adopt
so you have access to the animals we have available.
Our staff is working very hard to care for the animals at our shelter and want to help you find your perfect furry friend. Our staff will wear face masks to protect you and your family and we hope you will do the same to protect their health and well being. If you do not have a face mask, we will have disposable masks that we can provide to you upon your arrival for your appointment.
How Does the Process Work?
If you see an animal on our website that you like, fill out an adoption application. You can find an application by clicking on the animal’s information at
www.hsdayton.org/adopt
and then printing out the application. You can then email your application to
front_desk@hsdayton.org
.
If you can’t scan and email in your application, an attached photo of the filled in application will work as well.
To be fair, our adoption counselors review applications in the order they are received. The first application that is approved will be the first permitted to adopt. We do continue to accept and review application in case an approved application falls through.
Once your application is approved, an adoption counselor will reach out to you to schedule a time for you to meet with the animal that you are interested in adopting. In some cases, we receive multiple applications for one animal, so please be patient with us as we navigate through this appointment process. Our goal is always to help as many people find their perfect match as possible and we appreciate all of your understanding and patience as we move forward.
