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Adopting from the Shelter

Adoptable Animals

• Animals whose Impound is up.
• Animals whose owners have signed statements of surrender.

Unadoptable Animals

• Animals that have bitten.
• Animals under court order or quarantine.
• Stray Impounds that have been held under three (3) days.
• Stray Impounds bearing a license or other identification tags, that have been held under five (5) days.

Criteria for Adoptable Animals

• Animals that would adapt well with a standard environment, who display a good disposition.
• Animals in good physical condition - no diarrhea, vomiting, who have clear eyes and nose, displaying a normal behavior and temperature.
• Strays who fall under the care and keeping of Weber County Animal Services and have been held three to five (3-5) days, and all possible effort has been made to contact the animals owner.

Adoption Procedure

When the prospective animal has been selected by a citizen for adoption, the following procedure is followed:

1. Adoption application is completed and an interview is scheduled for the following day.
2. The adoption counselor determines pet/adoptor compatability and will answer any questions that may arise.
3. Adoption is granted or refused.

Granting or Refusing Adoption

1. Check files to see if there has been a previous adoption agreement violation.
2. Spay and neuter agreement must be reviewed and signed.
3. If adoptor refuses to comply with or sign spay/neuter agreement, the adoption must be refused.
4. Review adoption questionnaire, and satisfy any questions concerning the health and welfare of previously owned pets.

Steps to Complete Adoption

Once the adoption has been approved the necessary forms must be filled out and recorded.

1. Adoption agreement must be completed with the following provisions:
   1. Allowing thirty (30) days from the adoption date to have the animal spay/neuter. Allowing up to four (4) months of age to have the animal spay/neuter if animal is under four (4) months of age.
   2. Current address and phone number must be on all adoption agreements. Picture identification is required for all adoptions and drivers license numbers recorded on paperwork.
   3. Adoption agreement signed.
2. Any dog that is four (4) months or older will be required to be licensed with the appropriate city within thirty (30) days of adoption.
3. Impound record information on animal must be completed with new adoptors name and information on back of impound card.
4. Certificate for spay/neuter will be issued.
5. An adoption packet will be issued to the new animal owner with additional information aiding the new owner in becoming a responsible pet owner.
6. After all of the above requirements and steps have been filled, the adoption is complete and the agreement can be separated and properly distributed as follows:
   1. The white copy is attached to the impound card.
   2. The yellow copy is the adoptors permanent record.
   3. The gold and pink copies will accompany the animal to the veterinarian and will be signed by the veterinarian at the time of spay/neuter. The veterinarian submits the pink copy for payment for the spay/neuter service and keeps the yellow copy for their permanent record. The pink copy will eventually be filed in the permanent adoption file of the animal.

Adoption Fees

1. An adoption fee of seventy-five ($75) dollars will be charged for all adoptable dogs from the Weber County Animal Shelter.
2. An adoption fee of fifty-five ($55) dollars will be charged for all adoptable cats from the Weber County Animal Shelter.
3. Included in the adoption price is the spay/neuter cost, microchip, collar, leash, ID tag, vaccines and adoption package. The rabies shot will be given by the veterinarian at the spay/neuter visit at a reduced price, at owners expense.

Waiver or Refund of Fees

Fees shall be waived or refunded in the following situations:

1. If an animal has already been altered and has been verified by a veterinarian, the spay/neuter fee will be refunded.
2. Partial fees will be refunded in the following circumstances:
3. If the animal is returned to the shelter within ten (10) days because of owner/animal incompatability or professionally diagnosed sickness. At the time the spay/neuter fee shall be refunded, but not the remainder of the adoption fee. The Weber County Animal Shelter will exchange the ill or undesirable pet for a new pet chosen by the adoptor.
4. Adoptor must sign the unwanted animal over to Weber County Animal Shelter just as any other animal relinquished.

Downloadable Adoption Application

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Complete the application and FAX it to 1-801-778-6411, Attn: Ted. You will be notified promptly if your application has been accepted.