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We service Rusk County, but will adopt to any responsible pet owner.
Rusk County Animal Shelter's adoption process
1.
Submit Application
Our application can be found on our website under "Adoption Policies." We also have paper copies available at the shelter.
2.
Approve Application
Once your application is approved we will set up a time for you to come in and meet the Pet you are interested in.
3.
Take the Pet Home
If the meet & greet goes well, we can finalize the adoption paperwork and adoption fee and your pet can go home with you the same day!
Additional adoption info
Our goal is to place each animal in our care into a perfect forever home! We work hard to match our animals with a home that will fit their personality.
Our adoption fees are $100/dog and $60/cat. If you rent, we ask that you have landlord permission to bring home a pet.
Our goal is to place each animal in our care into a perfect forever home! We work hard to match our animals with a home that will fit their personality.
Our adoption fees are $100/dog and $60/cat. If you rent, we ask that you have landlord permission to bring home a pet.
The Rusk County Animal Shelter in Ladysmith, Wi, is a full service shelter, though we do not provide most veterinary services to the public. We shelter, and provide supportive care for stray and un-wanted domestic animals until they can be reunited with their owners, or adopted by new families. We accept surrendered animals when we have space available.
The Rusk County Animal Shelter in Ladysmith, Wi, is a full service shelter, though we do not provide most veterinary services to the public. We shelter, and provide supportive care for stray and un-wanted domestic animals until they can be reunited with their owners, or adopted by new families. We accept surrendered animals when we have space available.
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Support adoption and rescue. Why go to a dog breeder, cat breeder or pet store to buy a dog or buy a cat when you can adopt?
Why should you adopt?
Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.
What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?
When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.
So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.
