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Areas Homeward Bound City Pound serves
HBCP is contracted by Halifax Regional Municipality to provide shelter for dogs that are in violation of the HRM by-law A-700 and critically injured cats that have been picked up by Animal Services.
Homeward Bound City Pound's adoption process
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Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
Drop in during adoption hours Mon-Fri from 2pm-6pm, or weekends from 12pm-3pm to meet our current adoptables.
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Interview
Our staff will chat with you about your lifestyle and what you are looking for in a pet, to help you find your best match.
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Submit Application
Apps take 5-7 business days to process- you are encouraged to visit the adoptable during this period.
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Approve Application
You will be notified if approved and selected. We are not first come, first serve- we choose the best fit for the pet and the family!
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Sign Adoption Contract
A date/time is arranged to complete adoption paperwork and pay adoption fees.
6.
Take the Pet Home
We encourage adopters to update us with photos, stories, and tag us on social media with their new family member!
Additional adoption info
Visit us during our adoption viewing hours to see if we have a pet available that you may be interested in. After you find a suitable pet, you will be required to fill out an adoption application, either online or in person. Please fill out an application only once you have met the animal you’re interested in.
We will interview you when you are at our facility to determine if the pet you have selected is a suitable match for your household and lifestyle. All members of the household must meet the pet, including canine members, before an animal can be put on hold or approved for adoption.
Once it is determined that the animal in question is a good match and that the pet has been spayed or neutered, vaccinated, de-wormed and micro-chipped the adoption arrangements can be made. (These veterinary procedures will not apply to rodents or birds or animals with a pre-existing medical condition). Please understand that this entire process may take several days.
Adoption Fees:
Dogs: $200 + HST + HRM license
(includes spay/neuter, vaccinations up to date, de-fleaing and deworming up to date, and microchip)
Cats: $150 + HST
(includes spay/neuter, vaccinations up to date, de-fleaing and deworming up to date, and microchip)
*For all other critters, please inquire!
Visit us during our adoption viewing hours to see if we have a pet available that you may be interested in. After you find a suitable pet, you will be required to fill out an adoption application, either online or in person. Please fill out an application only once you have met the animal you’re interested in.
We will interview you when you are at our facility to determine if the pet you have selected is a suitable match for your household and lifestyle. All members of the household must meet the pet, including canine members, before an animal can be put on hold or approved for adoption.
Once it is determined that the animal in question is a good match and that the pet has been spayed or neutered, vaccinated, de-wormed and micro-chipped the adoption arrangements can be made. (These veterinary procedures will not apply to rodents or birds or animals with a pre-existing medical condition). Please understand that this entire process may take several days.
Adoption Fees:
Dogs: $200 + HST + HRM license
(includes spay/neuter, vaccinations up to date, de-fleaing and deworming up to date, and microchip)
Cats: $150 + HST
(includes spay/neuter, vaccinations up to date, de-fleaing and deworming up to date, and microchip)
*For all other critters, please inquire!
About Homeward Bound City Pound
We are a professional staff committed to providing excellent care through teamwork and continuing education for every customer, every pet, every time. HBCP is contracted by Halifax Regional Municipality to provide shelter for dogs that are in violation of the HRM by-law A-700 and critically injured cats that have been picked up by Animal Services.
Along with providing a safe environment, our dedicated staff offer tender loving care and have the animals treated by a veterinarian as needed. Animals that are not claimed within 72 business hours are assessed for adoption to determine which type of home environment would be most suitable for them.
*Homeward Bound City Pound is proud to be a no-kill facility*
By definition, a no-kill animal shelter is one that refrains from using euthanasia to control its adoptable pet population.
We are a professional staff committed to providing excellent care through teamwork and continuing education for every customer, every pet, every time. HBCP is contracted by Halifax Regional Municipality to provide shelter for dogs that are in violation of the HRM by-law A-700 and critically injured cats that have been picked up by Animal Services.
Along with providing a safe environment, our dedicated staff offer tender loving care and have the animals treated by a veterinarian as needed. Animals that are not claimed within 72 business hours are assessed for adoption to determine which type of home environment would be most suitable for them.
*Homeward Bound City Pound is proud to be a no-kill facility*
By definition, a no-kill animal shelter is one that refrains from using euthanasia to control its adoptable pet population.
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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.
