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Effingham County Humane Society's adoption process
1.
Submit Application
2.
Approve Application
3.
Sign Adoption Contract
4.
Pay Fee
5.
Take the Pet Home
Additional adoption info
Meet the animal and take it home.
Meet the animal and take it home.
About Effingham County Humane Society
We are a 501(c)3, no kill Humane Society. We adopt out with an approved applications. We never do same day adoptions, takes us 1-2 business days to process an application. All of our pets are spayed/neutered, UTD, microchipped, Dogs HW tested and on HW prevention. Cats are tested for feline leukemia and FIV and vaccinated prior to adoption. We have a right to deny any adoption for any reason we deem not to be in the best interest of the animal.
We are a 501(c)3, no kill Humane Society. We adopt out with an approved applications. We never do same day adoptions, takes us 1-2 business days to process an application. All of our pets are spayed/neutered, UTD, microchipped, Dogs HW tested and on HW prevention. Cats are tested for feline leukemia and FIV and vaccinated prior to adoption. We have a right to deny any adoption for any reason we deem not to be in the best interest of the animal.
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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.
