Adoptions

Get a head start on the adoption process by filling out an Adoption Questionnaire before your visit. This form tells us about your home and what type of pet will suit you best. It will save you time during your visit to the shelter.

If you are interested in adopting, please come visit the animals in the shelter. You can find out a bit about each animal from their kennel card, but if you have additional questions please ask! We will try our best to honestly answer any question you have regarding an animal’s health or behavior. Keep in mind we may not know them that well yet; we can only go by what we have observed or what was reported to us from their former home or their finder. Many animals’ behavior can change once out of the stressful shelter environment, so keep that in mind when you are visiting new potential furry family members.

If you are interested in adopting a dog and currently have a dog in your family, we request that you bring your dog to meet your new potential dog. We encourage you to come visit the dogs on your own first; if you find one that you are interested in you can put the dog on hold to bring your dog in for a meet and greet.

Email [email protected] with questions about adoptions or individual animals.

Things to know:

• • We reserve the right to deny an adoption if the animal will not be a good fit for your home.
  • Adoption fees must be paid at the time of adoption (see below for a table of current adoption fees).
  • Dogs: If you have a dog in your home already, you will need to schedule a dog-to-dog meet at the shelter before your adoption can be approved.
  • Cats and small animals: We do not have the ability to do pet meets with cats or small animals prior to adoption. However, we can counsel you on safely introducing a new pet into the home, and will always take our animals back if an adoption does not work out.
  • We require that animals are spayed/neutered prior to adoption. If an animal is not yet fixed, you may place a hold on it until it is ready to be adopted.

Heartland will always take animals back if an adoption does not work out.

Current Adoption Fees

Adoption fees must be paid at the time of adoption. We accept cash and credit/debit for adoption fees. Adoption fees include spay/neuter, microchip, appropriate vaccinations, parasite treatments, collar and tags (if appropriate), and leash/carrier.