Step One:

You inquire about a dog or cat adoption or submit an adoption application.

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Step Two:

We respond with a phone call to answer any questions you have, explain our adoption process, and (if you haven't done so already), invite you to submit an adoption application.  Once your application is received, a volunteer from our Dog and Cat Rescue Team will contact you within 24 hours to begin the vetting process. 

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Step Three:

The volunteer team member will call your personal references, then your veterinary practice, to ensure you are the right fit.  If all goes well, the team member will then schedule an in-person or virtual home visit (depending on where you live).  All reference checks are completed with 72 hours, and the home visit within 4-7 days of submitting your application.

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Step Four:

Once the vetting process is completed, you will receive a phone call from our office, letting you know you've been approved, or we've identified some concerns about the adoption. 

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Step Five: 

(For Fur-ever Match applications) We work with you and our shelter/rescue partners to find just the right dog or cat for you. We then arrange for a meet-and-greet at our office, or another specific location.

(For applications for a specific dog or cat) We arrange to bring the dog or cat you'd like to adopt to our office or another specific location for a meet-and-greet.

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Step Six:

You meet the dog or cat you'd like to adopt.  We recommend you bring every 2-legged in the household, as well as (for dog adoptions) any dogs currently in your family, to the meet-and-greet. 

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Step Seven:

If the meet-and-greet goes well (and it usually does), the adoption takes place immediately.  We review all of your new pet's medical records, as well as the adoption agreement​.  Once signed, you officially have a new family member, ready to go with you to his or her forever home!

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Bonus Step:

CAS will remain with you as a resource for the rest of your adopted pet's life.  You will also be assigned a CAS volunteer Ambassador who will be checking in at routine intervals to see how you and your pet are adjusting, to be available for any concerns or issues you may have, and to ask you to share stories and photos of your new family member.