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Sandy Paws Rescue inc.'s adoption process
1.
Submit Application
www.SandyPawsRescue.com to start. Please read our FAQ page first. Please email after you apply!!
2.
Interview
If we feel you are a good home , we will reach out to get to know you. contact can take 3 weeks or longer, or 3 days. It depends on the dog.
3.
Home Check
We request a virtual home tour and proof of address and/or ownership.
4.
Approve Application
We will only send out denial emails and do not send our approval emails. We do not have enough volunteers to screen each and every applicant
5.
Meet the Pet
We do process some adoptions as foster to adopt without meeting your new pup prior to committing.
6.
Sign Adoption Contract
7.
Pay Fee
Our dogs are not free. Please visit our website and our FAQ page for info on adoption fees. Thank you!
Additional adoption info
COVID-19 UPDATE:
During this time we are processing all applications for puppies without the ability to do meet and greets. If chosen to adopt, you will come meet the puppy briefly with the intention to take the puppy home that day (unless of course you do not feel this puppy is the one). This is after we have communicated, spoken with your vet, your references and completed our virtual home tour. Adult dogs will still follow our protocol for adoptions, while adhering to social distancing protocols. We appreciate your patience with us during this time, and understand we are not able to respond to every single email, text and phone call. We promise we are doing our best for the animals in our care, and we appreciate your support of rescue work by wanting to adopt.
Visit our website for our FAQ’s on the adoption process.
COVID-19 UPDATE:
During this time we are processing all applications for puppies without the ability to do meet and greets. If chosen to adopt, you will come meet the puppy briefly with the intention to take the puppy home that day (unless of course you do not feel this puppy is the one). This is after we have communicated, spoken with your vet, your references and completed our virtual home tour. Adult dogs will still follow our protocol for adoptions, while adhering to social distancing protocols. We appreciate your patience with us during this time, and understand we are not able to respond to every single email, text and phone call. We promise we are doing our best for the animals in our care, and we appreciate your support of rescue work by wanting to adopt.
Visit our website for our FAQ’s on the adoption process.
Sandy Paws Rescue inc. is a 100% volunteer run organization. We are primarily based on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard. Unless noted, our dogs travel from the south to find homes. We are also a registered entity in Florida. The dogs available in Florida only will be noted in their profiles.
We do our best to respond to every inquiry, but this is not always possible. We appreciate your support of rescue work, and your continued patience with us.
Sandy Paws Rescue inc. is a 100% volunteer run organization. We are primarily based on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard. Unless noted, our dogs travel from the south to find homes. We are also a registered entity in Florida. The dogs available in Florida only will be noted in their profiles.
We do our best to respond to every inquiry, but this is not always possible. We appreciate your support of rescue work, and your continued patience with us.
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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.
