ALL OF OUR ADOPTIONS ARE DONE THROUGH AN APPLICATION PROCESS

OUR VOLUNTEERS WILL REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION

This review will include:

• Contact your landlord, if you rent
• Contact your Vet, if you’ve had dogs or cats in the past 10 years
• Interview you
• A home check may be required depending on the specific animal you are interested in

Our approval process generally takes 2 to 7 business days. The most common delay to approving an application is being unable to obtain your vet histories, unable to reach your landlord, or having other pending applications on the same animal ahead of yours.

ONCE YOUR APPLICATION IS APPROVED

We will set up a time for you to meet the pet you want to adopt at one of our Adoption Days at PetSmart. Our pets are located in loving foster homes throughout Fayette County and surrounding areas. Fayette Humane does not do meet & greets outside of our regular adoption events (Adoption Hours) unless by special arrangement for families who already have an approved application on file with us.

Lists of currently available pets can be found on our FHS website, Petfinder, Facebook, and Adopt a Pet. We adopt each pet to the first approved and available adopter. The pet of your choice cannot be held or reserved until after your application is approved. If the pet you want is adopted before your application is approved, we will gladly help you select a new pet. Generally, you will be able to finalize the adoption at the event or meeting.

AT THE TIME OF ADOPTION

You must complete our Adoption Contract and provide payment of our adoption fees.  Adoption fees are listed for each animal on their detail page.

All of our dogs and puppies are spayed/neutered, up‐to‐date on age appropriate vaccines, current on flea and heartworm prevention, heartworm negative or have been treated, and microchipped.

All of our cats and kittens are spayed/neutered, up‐to‐date on age appropriate vaccines, current on flea prevention, tested for FLV/FIV, and microchipped.

Costs for vet care and food account for a large portion of our adoption fee.

FHS does not administer lyme and lepto vaccinations for the dogs it adopts out. FHS does not administer FLV/FIV vaccines for cats.

FHS does not conduct blood profiles for our pets, unless recommended by our veterinarians.

FHS does not conduct DNA tests on the dogs it adopts out. We use information provided by the shelters, veterinarians, and volunteers to give the best estimate to the dog’s breed. As a result, we cannot guarantee the exact breed of any FHS dog. We do our best to inform adopters about the potential dog breeds for each dog.

If anything prevents you from keeping your pet, regardless of how much time has passed since the adoption, you must contact Fayette Humane Society.

The pet cannot be given away until you talk to one of our volunteers. You must either return the pet to us or obtain approval to transfer ownership to a friend or relative.