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Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Antrim County, Leelanau County, Benzie County, Kalkaska County, Charlevoix County, Wexford County, Missaukee County, Manistee County, Cadillac, Interlochen, Benzonia, Honor, Acme, Williamsburg, Elk Rapids, Mancelona, Kalkaska, Lake Leelanau, Suttons Bay.
TC Paw Cat Rescue's adoption process
1.
Submit Application
Go to our website www.tcpaw.org and fill out a pre-adoption questionnaire.
2.
Interview
An adoption coordinator will call to complete a phone interview.
3.
Home Check
Adoption coordinator will call personal and veterinarian references.
4.
Approve Application
5.
Meet the Pet
Pets may be in foster homes or at the Traverse City Pet Smart cattery to meet potential adopters.
6.
Sign Adoption Contract
7.
Pay Fee
Take the pet home!
Additional adoption info
Our adoptions all take place at the Traverse City PetSmart store.
Our adoptions all take place at the Traverse City PetSmart store.
We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) all-volunteer, foster-based cat rescue serving the greater Traverse City area and surrounding counties. Our mission is to help cats and kittens in the greater Traverse City region through rescue, spay/neuter, fostering, adoption, education and community collaboration.
We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) all-volunteer, foster-based cat rescue serving the greater Traverse City area and surrounding counties. Our mission is to help cats and kittens in the greater Traverse City region through rescue, spay/neuter, fostering, adoption, education and community collaboration.
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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.
