Adoption Process
Adopt-A-Pet does not euthanize animals to make room for others, so an active adoption program is very important.
For each animal we adopt, one more can be rescued.
Most of our animals come from the Victoria City/County Animal Shelter although some are strays or owner released animals. All our pets pass a strict health check including vaccinations, deworming, and spaying or neutering.
Dogs are spayed/neutered before being adopted and each dog is given a topical flea prevention. They are microchipped, dewormed and receive their two booster shots. Their rabies vaccine is also given. All dogs are tested for heartworms and are started on a monthly heartworm preventative program.
Cats are also spayed/neutered before being adopted, and are tested for feline leukemia and feline AIDS (a cat strain, not related to human AIDS) and are given two leukemia boosters. All cats have a topical flea prevention applied and are microchipped. They are also dewormed and are given their rabies shot.
Adoption fees are:
Total fee for dogs = $100
Total fee for cats = $80
You will receive a copy of your pet's health record when you adopt.
A new state law requires shelters in larger communities to microchip or tatoo any animal during spaying or neutering. Adopt-A-Pet chooses to microchip pets using a chip from 24PetWatch. The microchip fee also includes registration with 24PetWatch.
All adopters must go through a short interview process before being allowed to take home a new pet. We are not a pet shop; we are an adoption agency. We want our pets to remain in their new homes for the rest of their lives. We will do our best to help you find the right pet for your family and your household living situation. Please be aware that you must be willing and able to come to our shelter in Victoria, Texas to complete an adoption. We are not able to ship animals at this time. We do not have a sufficient volunteer force to transport animals to either of the Houston Airports for shipment. We do reserve the right to refuse service.