What's Included in the Fees?
Adoption fees are non-refundable; they are the cost of caring for an animal in our shelter together.
Adoption Fee includes these estimated costs:
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Spaying and neutering:
Dogs are microchipped:
Cats are tested for leukemia and FIV:
Dogs are tested for heartworm:
Age appropriate vaccines:
Fecal testing for parasites:
Deworming for parasites:
Dogs receive a collar and leash:
Cats receive a cat carrier:
New owner dog training class:
Veterinary exam(s) while at the shelter:
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$200
$25
$50
$50
$50
$20
$20
$25
$10
$10
$50 |
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Average cost for cat:
Average cost for dog: | $500
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Included in the adoption fee is a free 30-day trial of Shelter Care pet insurance. You can decide at the end of a month if you wish to continue the insurance.
In addition to the above costs, there is the daily cost of feeding and housing an animal from a period of weeks to months. Also many animals come to our shelter ill or injured. Treatment can easily add hundreds of dollars to the average cost of care.
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WARL's adoption hours are 10:00 to 4:00 Monday through Saturday and 12 to 4:00 on Sunday. It’s a same-day adoption unless the adopter places a 24-hour hold on the pet. You can expedite the adoption process by bringing your lease, and landlord’s phone number when you come to the shelter. If you own the property, please bring in a mortgage statement as proof of home ownership.
It’s crucial that you bring all family members or roommates to meet the animal at the shelter. If you’re adopting another dog, bring your current dog to the shelter to meet the possible new one.
24-Hour Hold: You can put a 24-hour hold on an animal while you round up family members,
roommates or just to make arrangements to take the animal home. You have to request the hold in person; you can’t do
it over the phone. If you adopt the animal, the $25 hold fee is deducted from the adoption fee. If you decide
against adopting that animal, the fee will not be returned.
 More information.
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Before adopting, please consider carefully
The primary reasons animals are returned to the shelter are the adopter didn’t realize how much care and time the animal needed, allergies and moving.
Are you prepared to care for an animal for 15 years? This is the average lifespan of a dog or cat.
Moving: If you’re going to move in the near future, it may not be the best time to adopt an animal. Wait till you’re settled in your new place. Pets often get lost or escape during the chaos of moving.
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