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We currently serve the Eastern Panhandle of WV and surrounding counties of MD, VA, PA. Technically, about a 50-mile radius of Martinsburg, WV.
Paws Crossed Dog Rescue's adoption process
1.
Submit Application
Our adoption application is on the left side of our website under Forms/Applications. Click NEW beside Adoption Application.
2.
Home Check
We require that one of our volunteers completes a home visit as part of the application process.
3.
Approve Application
It takes about 10 days to process an adoption application. Please be patient. We're a tiny rescue, and all volunteer.
4.
Meet the Pet
Once approved, the adopter and pet will meet in a public location for a meet & greet.
5.
Sign Adoption Contract
We require that adopters be at least 23 years old.
Additional adoption info
Our adoption fees are listed with each animal's page. We do require an online adoption application, home visit, and background check. It typically takes 10 days from application to decision.
Our adoption fees are listed with each animal's page. We do require an online adoption application, home visit, and background check. It typically takes 10 days from application to decision.
We are a very small group of volunteers who pull dogs from rural, high-kill shelters and place them in safe & loving foster homes until they are adopted. We do not have a physical shelter or kennel. All of our dogs are in individual family foster homes. We will move the dog for a meet & greet once an adoption application is approved.
We are a very small group of volunteers who pull dogs from rural, high-kill shelters and place them in safe & loving foster homes until they are adopted. We do not have a physical shelter or kennel. All of our dogs are in individual family foster homes. We will move the dog for a meet & greet once an adoption application is approved.
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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.
