Safe Haven Adoption Guidelines

PLEASE READ BEFORE FILLING OUT THE APPLICATION

• You must be at least 21 years old.

• You must be able to make a LONGterm commitment to an animal - emotional and financial.

• We do not adopt pets as gifts.

• All pets will be indoor companions. For dogs: you must have a fenced in yard or be committed to multiple daily leash walks in ALL kinds of weather and when you are sick or not feeling well.

• All current pets must be spayed or neutered and go for regular vet care. (This will be verified)

• For families with children under 5: we will not adopt certain breeds to you.

• Cats cannot be declawed after adoption.

• Dogs cannot have ears or tails docked after adoption.

• We reserve the right to deny any application.

• We know the personalities of each of the animals that we have in rescue. We know what is the ideal home environment for each of them and will make our decisions based on that information.

• If you do not agree with any of these terms please do not apply for one of our pets.

• Our adoption process usually takes 7 -10 days.

• ADOPTION FEES: For Dogs/Pups that are altered, utd on shots, wormed and started on preventatives adoption fee is $200.00.
  
  For Pups that are too young to be altered but are utd on shots and wormed and started on preventatives the adoption fee is $200 plus a separate $50 deposit that is refunded with proof of altering.

• We prefer to communicate by email to save our precious money for the care of the animals. Our email address is: safehaven@epix.net.
  Our mailing address is: HC 1 Box 1654 Blakeslee, PA 18610.