Age of Adopter: You must be an adult, age 18 and over, to apply for adoption.

References: Potential adopters will be asked to provide at least one reference (your veterinarian or another person not related to you) who we can contact before the adoption is approved.

Adoption Application and Contract: All potential adopters will be required to fill out an adoption application and sign a contract. The contract is legally binding and it reads:

I will provide proper housing, food, water, exercise and kind treatment to my new pet.

I will provide my pet with veterinary treatment when necessary. If not already done, I will have him or her spayed/neutered when old enough.

If the pet turns out to be unsuitable for me, I will NOT sell it, give it away, neglect, abandon or euthanize it. Signing this contract obliges me to return the pet to Virden Pet Network if I cannot keep it.

I accept the pet "as is" and understand that adopted pets may have pre-existing health conditions.

Adoption Fee: The cat adoption fee is $50. This is to help us offset some of our costs, such as vaccinations and spay/neuter. This is a very reasonable fee as the surgery alone costs much more than that. If a cat is adopted before it has been spayed/neutered, adopters will receive a certificate that entitles them to have the procedure done at no cost. Fee is subject to change without notice.

Spay/Neuter: In order to help prevent unwanted litters, having your pet spayed or neutered is a mandatory condition of adoption if it hasn’t already been done. We will follow up with adopters to ensure compliance.

Settling In: After you pick up your new pet, we encourage you to maintain contact with us or your veterinarian in case you have questions about integrating the pet into your home with minimal stress. The settling-in process can take several days or weeks, depending on the circumstances, so we ask you to be patient with your new family member and don’t hesitate to ask for assistance.

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