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We take in animals from those with a Tombstone, AZ, address. We adopt to those who live anywhere if they meet our requirements.
Tombstone Small Animal Shelter's adoption process
Additional adoption info
We charge $85 to adopt a cat or dog. We have the following criteria for placing animals: Dogs need a fenced yard and are not to be chained or left outdoors 24 - 7. We encourage annual vet visits, and we do follow-up phone calls to see how the family and animal are doing. We don't adopt cats to homes where they will be outdoors or if they are to be de-clawed. All animals are spayed/neutered and up to date on shots. Cats are given a felv test, which is included in our adoption price.
We charge $85 to adopt a cat or dog. We have the following criteria for placing animals: Dogs need a fenced yard and are not to be chained or left outdoors 24 - 7. We encourage annual vet visits, and we do follow-up phone calls to see how the family and animal are doing. We don't adopt cats to homes where they will be outdoors or if they are to be de-clawed. All animals are spayed/neutered and up to date on shots. Cats are given a felv test, which is included in our adoption price.
About Tombstone Small Animal Shelter
Tombstone Small Animal Shelter was incorporated as a non-profit 501c3 in 1977. It is run by volunteers; we have a board that consists of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and one member at large. We have 12 dog kennels (we reserve 2 for the Tombstone Marshal), including an indoor and outdoor area. We have seven spaces for cats. We have volunteers to walk the dogs, feed the cats and dogs 2 x a day, and clean cat and dog spaces and the yard 2 x a day. We have nine separate fenced yards to separate the dogs when playing who have personality differences. We do it because we want a first-class facility that is respected. Because of our No-Kill rules (except for illness beyond treatment or an aggressive dog or cat, all avenues have been exhausted). We do have a Facebook account attached to a First Giving donate button. We currently place all animals eligible for adoption on Petfinder.com, Adopt-a-Pet.com, and rescueme.org, as well as a listing in two Tombstone Newspapers and in the Sierra Vista and a Cochise county Newspaper weekly. WE HAVE OUR OWN WEBSITE: tombstoneanimalshelter.org. Check it out.
Tombstone Small Animal Shelter was incorporated as a non-profit 501c3 in 1977. It is run by volunteers; we have a board that consists of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and one member at large. We have 12 dog kennels (we reserve 2 for the Tombstone Marshal), including an indoor and outdoor area. We have seven spaces for cats. We have volunteers to walk the dogs, feed the cats and dogs 2 x a day, and clean cat and dog spaces and the yard 2 x a day. We have nine separate fenced yards to separate the dogs when playing who have personality differences. We do it because we want a first-class facility that is respected. Because of our No-Kill rules (except for illness beyond treatment or an aggressive dog or cat, all avenues have been exhausted). We do have a Facebook account attached to a First Giving donate button. We currently place all animals eligible for adoption on Petfinder.com, Adopt-a-Pet.com, and rescueme.org, as well as a listing in two Tombstone Newspapers and in the Sierra Vista and a Cochise county Newspaper weekly. WE HAVE OUR OWN WEBSITE: tombstoneanimalshelter.org. Check it out.
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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.
