Adoption

Rescued and abandoned animals received at HCAW are being placed for adoption. Your decision to adopt a pet means that you’ll add a loving member to your family and enrich your life and you’ll give it a second chance at finding a safe and loving home and you will not add to the nation’s pet overpopulation problem.

Adopt your child's companion. A child's bond with a companion animal builds social competency, social sensitivity, interpersonal trust, and empathy (all necessary qualities to building emotional intelligence and compassion).

Never buy an animal from a pet shop or a breeder. Adopt your companion animals from shelters. Pet shops buy from puppy mills and breeders who contribute to the population crisis and whose over-bred animals are often very unhealthy. However, if you decide to buy your pet you have to check if you're taking your pet from a quality source. The following are some questions to help you make a decision:

  • Is the puppy born and raised in a clean environment?
  • Are the puppy’s parents on the premises and available for viewing?
  • How many dogs and puppies does the breeder have?
  • Have the puppies received vaccinations, worming and a veterinary health exam?
  • Is the breeder knowledgeable about the breed’s possible genetic disorders?
  • How old is the dog’s mother and how often does the breeder breed her?
  • Does the breeder provide high-quality puppy food to the mother and puppies?
  • Does the breeder sell mixed-breed puppies?
  • Does the breeder require you to have the puppy spayed or neutered?
  • What kind of “papers” does the dog have?
  • Will the breeder take the puppy back if there’s a problem?

Since staff of HCAW devote their lives to taking care of animals & finding them happy new homes, we follow strict adoption criteria. Please read it before you decide to adopt.

Adoption fees:

Wondering why payment is required while adopting and not buying? HCAW doesn't sell pets; therefore adoption fees cover the basic veterinary care for your pet.

Adoption fee is paid for the following services:

  • General health check up (right before departure)
  • Spaying/neutering (adult pets leave HCAW neutered while the young ones leave scheduled for surgery)
  • Rabies vaccination
  • De-worming
  • Bathing and nail clipping
  • Microchiping