Frequently Asked Questions
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Animal Shelter - Adoption
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Animal Shelter - Adoption
$30 - We accept cash, checks, credit cards, and debit cards.
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Animal Shelter - Adoption
No, you take home the animal you decide to adopt as soon as you finish your paperwork, which only takes about 15 minutes.
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Animal Shelter - Adoption
Once you visit the animals and make your decision, you must sign our adoption contract, pay the adoption fee, and then take home your newest family member!
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Animal Shelter - Adoption
The Commonwealth of Virginia regulates that there can only be 2 adoptions per household every 30 days.
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Animal Shelter - Adoption
Yes, state and local laws mandate that any animal adopted from a local pound, must be spayed or neutered within 30 days or by the time the animal is 7 months old. One of our main goals is to reduce pet overpopulation and lower the number of animals euthanized. Responsible pet ownership, including spaying and neutering is the only way to stop the cycle.
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Animal Shelter - Adoption
No, however if the animal is intact you must live in the City of Salem, Craig County (we are their contract pound) or in a jurisdiction that borders one of these jurisdictions. This is to ensure our abilities to follow up on our adoption contract ensuring the animal was fixed within the state mandated time.
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Animal Shelter - Adoption
We post pictures of our adoptable animals on our Facebook page as often as we can. It is a public page you can visit and do not need to have an account with them to view. You can also always call us or come by to see what is available.
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Animal Shelter - Adoption
We post pictures of our adoptable animals on our Facebook page as often as we can. It is a public page you can visit and do not need to have an account with them to view. You can also always call us or come by to see what is available.