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PetsConnect! Inc.

P.O. Box 8104, South Bend, IN 46660

Contact
Email petsconnect@petsconnect.org
Phone (574) 282-1225
cats, birds, dogs & horses at PetsConnect! Inc.
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Areas PetsConnect! Inc. serves

In Indiana: South Bend, Mishawaka, Granger, Elkhart, Osceola, LaPorte, New Carlisle, Plymouth.
In Michigan, Edwarsburg, Niles, Buchanan, Dowiagiac, Three Rivers, Cassopolis.
We have also adopted outside the area if the adopter is willing to travel to pick up their new pet.

PetsConnect! Inc.'s adoption process

1.

Submit Application

Our application can be found at http://www.petsconnect.org/applications_page.htm
Please download, fill out, save, and email it back to us!

2.

Interview

We will be in touch, but remember we are all volunteers, so please be patient.

3.

Meet the Pet

There is no waiting period--if a meeting is successful, adoption will follow.

Additional adoption info

ATTN:
When using the built-in contact form, please put your email address in the text of your inquiry! We are having problems with the automated forwarding.
Fill out an application, be sure to fill it out as completely as possible: a volunteer will contact you and may ask you more questions to see if the animal you are wishing to adopt will be a good fit. Since our animals are in foster homes we know them fairly well. We may call your vet to confirm current pets are up to date on shots. Adoption fees: Most cats and Kittens are $100. We do have a no-declaw policy which means the adoption contract you sign when you adopt specifically states that you will not declaw the cat or kitten. Puppies average $250 and up, while dogs are $225, and some older dogs are less than $225. All animals are spayed and neutered prior to adoption, canines are micro chipped, up to date on shots. The adoption fee includes the registration for the micro chip and for dogs and puppies a Lupine brand collar or harness and leash.
PLEASE NOTE: an inquiry through Adopt a Pet or a similar website is not an application. We do our best to respond quickly to your inquiries but you can speed along the process by submitting an application to us directly. The application can be found here: http://petsconnect.org/applications_page.htm

Adoption application

About PetsConnect! Inc.

PetsConnect is an all volunteer, foster home based program started in 2000. Over the years we have developed relationships with local shelters. We appreciate what they do, it's hard work. And we are thankful that they are willing to work with us. The animals in our program come from local animal shelters where many of them face euthanasia due to overcrowding or perhaps the animal has a medical problem requiring more care than a shelter environment can provide. Looking for a great gift? Check our our Gift program where you too can help the dogs/cats move from shelters to rescues and then to their forever homes!

PetsConnect! Inc.'s adopted pets

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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.

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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.