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South Alexandria, Mount Vernon, Lorton, Hayfield, Franconia
Mount Vernon Animal Rescue's adoption process
1.
Submit Application
2.
Interview
3.
Home Check
4.
Meet the Pet
5.
Sign Adoption Contract
6.
Take the Pet Home
Additional adoption info
We provide a 90-day probationary period to ensure a positive adjustment for both the pet and the family. We are available for advice and help with the transition if needed and will take back any pet upon request.
We provide a 90-day probationary period to ensure a positive adjustment for both the pet and the family. We are available for advice and help with the transition if needed and will take back any pet upon request.
Mount Vernon Animal Rescue is Mount Vernon Animal Rescue is a foster-based organization dedicated
to advancing animal welfare through reducing homelessness, providing veterinarian
care to animals in need, and assisting injured or orphaned wildlife.
Mount Vernon Animal Rescue is Mount Vernon Animal Rescue is a foster-based organization dedicated
to advancing animal welfare through reducing homelessness, providing veterinarian
care to animals in need, and assisting injured or orphaned wildlife.
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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.
