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We operate a no-kill shelter in Dorchester County, MD. We work to improve the lives of animals on Maryland's Eastern Shore by offering adoptions, spay/neuter programs (when funds are available), pet retention services, and humane education.
Baywater Animal Rescue's adoption process
1.
Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
To help accelerate the adoption process, you can fill out our online Adoption Application so you can be pre-approved. Your choice!
2.
Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
3.
Sign Adoption Contract
4.
Take the Pet Home
Additional adoption info
Our adoption application is available at www.baywateranimalrescue.org.
Our standard adoption fees are:
LESS THAN 8 MONTHS
Puppy ........................................................$400
Puppy (Purebred) .............................$600
Kitten .........................................................$100
8 MONTHS TO 6 YEARS
Dog under 20 pounds...................$350
Dog over 20 pounds.......................$200
Cat .................................................................$75
OVER 6 YEARS
Dog..............................................................$100
Cat..................................................................$40
OTHER
Guinea Pig................................................$30
Rabbit...........................................................$40
Ferret..........................................................$200
Adoption fee includes vaccinations, de-worming, spay/neuter, heartworm or FeLV/FIV testing. We ask for 24 hours to review your application. We run Adoption Specials monthly. Check our website!
Our adoption application is available at www.baywateranimalrescue.org.
Our standard adoption fees are:
LESS THAN 8 MONTHS
Puppy ........................................................$400
Puppy (Purebred) .............................$600
Kitten .........................................................$100
8 MONTHS TO 6 YEARS
Dog under 20 pounds...................$350
Dog over 20 pounds.......................$200
Cat .................................................................$75
OVER 6 YEARS
Dog..............................................................$100
Cat..................................................................$40
OTHER
Guinea Pig................................................$30
Rabbit...........................................................$40
Ferret..........................................................$200
Adoption fee includes vaccinations, de-worming, spay/neuter, heartworm or FeLV/FIV testing. We ask for 24 hours to review your application. We run Adoption Specials monthly. Check our website!
We are a small organization established in 1947. Our goal is to improve the lives of animals in our community. Volunteers are a vital part of our success, so please consider joining us.
We are a small organization established in 1947. Our goal is to improve the lives of animals in our community. Volunteers are a vital part of our success, so please consider joining us.
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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.
