COVID-19 Adoption Process

Homeward Pet is currently closed for regular adoption hours and doing adoptions by appointment only. Because of the limited number of appointments and reduced Counseling staff, we ask that you only submit an application for a specific animal, after reviewing the available information on that animal.

To adopt an animal from Homeward Pet at this time, please follow these steps:

1. Complete and submit an online Dog or Cat Application. Look at our Available Cats and Available Dogs and identify an animal you would like to meet, taking into account all relevant factors (your other pets, family situation, the animal’s activity level, etc.). Fill in all of the mandatory fields and the name of the animal you’re interested in adopting. Applications will be considered in the order received. However, priority will be given to adopters who are interested in a specific animal.

CAT ADOPTION APPLICATION
DOG ADOPTION APPLICATION

2. One of our Adoption Counselors will call you for a counseling session over the phone. During this conversation, you’ll learn more about the animal and our Adoption Counselor will help you determine if this animal would be a good fit for your family and living situation.

Counseling sessions will take place Wednesday – Friday, 12 – 2 pm and 3 pm – 5 pm.

3. If you and the Adoption Counselor agree that an animal is a good fit for you, the Counselor will make an appointment for you and your family to come in and meet the animal.

In-person appointments for adoption will be on Saturday and Sunday between 12 pm and 4:30 pm.

*Note: Completion of the application is the first step in our adoption process, and does not guarantee adoption.

Before submitting an application, please read our animals’ profiles on the Available Cats and Available Dogs pages, consider what is included about each animal’s history with other dogs or cats, our recommendation for an appropriate age for kids to live with that animal, and what we know about that animal’s behavior, temperament, medical issues or exercise needs. Because of the limited number of appointments, only submit an application for an animal when you are able to meet all of those recommendations and believe that you can provide an appropriate home.

If you have already visited Homeward Pet (in the past 90 days) and have an application on file, you can email , let us know that you already have an application on file, and include the name of the specific animal you’re interested in.

Through this process we hope to provide a safer environment for our visitors, staff and volunteers, and continue to help our animals in need. Thank you for your understanding.