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- Please be at least 18 years of age, apply in person and have photo identification. Additional adoption requirements and recommendations may exist.
- To begin the adoption process, please submit your completed Adoption Interest Form at the front desk at least 30 minutes before closing.
- Please allow sufficient time to get acquainted with the pets as well as complete an adoption application. Completing the application can take 45 minutes or longer; the purpose of the application is to allow clients to consider the care and finances that go into raising a companion animal for – depending on the pet – 15 years or longer.
- Save time! Print an Adoption Interest Form from home and bring it to any of HSMO’s Adoption Centers. Please note that this is a preliminary application and additional information and/or applications may be required. Printable Adoption Interest Form » http://hsmo.org/adopt/adoption-requirements/
- Please be at least 18 years of age, apply in person and have photo identification. Additional adoption requirements and recommendations may exist.
- To begin the adoption process, please submit your completed Adoption Interest Form at the front desk at least 30 minutes before closing.
- Please allow sufficient time to get acquainted with the pets as well as complete an adoption application. Completing the application can take 45 minutes or longer; the purpose of the application is to allow clients to consider the care and finances that go into raising a companion animal for – depending on the pet – 15 years or longer.
- Save time! Print an Adoption Interest Form from home and bring it to any of HSMO’s Adoption Centers. Please note that this is a preliminary application and additional information and/or applications may be required. Printable Adoption Interest Form » http://hsmo.org/adopt/adoption-requirements/
Since 1870, the Humane Society of Missouri has been dedicated to second chances. We provide a safe and caring haven to all animals in need – large and small – that have been abused, neglected or abandoned.
Since 1870, the Humane Society of Missouri has been dedicated to second chances. We provide a safe and caring haven to all animals in need – large and small – that have been abused, neglected or abandoned.
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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.
