HOW PRE-ADOPTION WORKS:

A deposit for a pet is half of the pet’s adoption fee. This deposit is non-refundable. If the pet’s adoption fee is waived or sponsored, we require a refundable (at adoption) deposit of $50. If the adoption does not happen, the fee is NOT refunded.

If you are an approved adopter, you have the ability to put a deposit down to hold a pet coming into NH. This fee goes towards the full adoption fee. Once the pet is cleared to go home, you have 24 hours to pick them up and pay the remaining adoption fee.

All animals that enter our facility must quarantine for 48 hours and visit our vet before they can go home. Once the pet is declared healthy by our vet, they are able to go home. The adopter may pay normal boarding costs for up to an additional 2 days.

If the pet does not clear vetting:

  1. NH Residents– If you are a NH resident and have no other pets in the home, you may elect to Foster-to-Adopt (FTA)*. If you choose to FTA then 50% of the adoption fee is due and the adopter has 24 hours to pick up the pet. If the NH Resident decides not to FTA, the deposit is refunded and the hold is lifted, making the pet available to all interested parties.
  2. Non-NH Residents Releasing the Hold – the pet is no longer kept on hold and the hold fee is returned. This is our preferred option.
  3. Non-NH Residents Keeping the Hold – If you live out of state and would like to keep the pet on hold, you will be responsible for boarding costs ($40/night for dogs, $15/night for cats) incurred until the pet is cleared by our vet. We do not suggest this route as there is no guarantee for when a pet will be medically cleared, and you could incur weeks of boarding costs.

*Fostering is only available for pets with medical or behavioral conditions. Fostering is not available for fully healthy dogs.

HOW HOLDS WORK:

A deposit for a pet is half of the pet’s adoption fee. This deposit is non-refundable. If the pet’s adoption fee is waived or sponsored, we require a refundable (at adoption) deposit of $50. If the adoption does not happen, the fee is NOT refunded.

Once you meet a pet, you have the ability to put a deposit down to hold them. This hold honors the intention of you bringing the pet home and therefore doesn’t allow other interested parties to adopt the pet. This deposit is ABSOLUTLY NON-REFUNDABLE.

For Dog Holds: 

HOLDS can only be made for 48 hours as an approved adopter. If you are not an approved adopter, holds are good for 24 hours once your application is approved. If your application is denied – you will get the deposit refunded.

We will hold a dog for more than 48 hours at our normal boarding fees of $40/day, payable in advance.

If other members of your family, including your dog, come in and do not like the dog you have put on hold – the deposit is still NON-REFUNDABLE. Management may allow the deposit to go to another dog.

For Cat Holds:

HOLDS can only be made for 48 hours as an approved adopter. If you are not an approved adopter, holds are good for 24 hours once your application is approved. If your application is denied – you will get the deposit refunded.

We will hold a cat for more than 48 hours at a boarding fee of $15/day, payable in advance.

Why? Once a pet is put on hold it misses out on any future meet and greets and thus is missing out on other opportunities to enter a home. It costs us money to hold pets as well since we must continue to care for them.