Adopt An Animal

Please read the following adoption procedures carefully.

Step 1: Fill out an adoption application that tells us about yourself, your references, your veterinarian, information about your facility, shelter and pasture area, etc. This will be reviewed by an adoption counselor. Each animal has an adoption addendum, which outlines their special needs and/or any health issues they may have. You may wish to review the addendum and decide if you will be prepared for the special needs of that particular animal. Contact us for an application

Step 2: The adoption counselor then visits your facility to see the home that you will providing for your new farm animal pet. The counselor will have a safety check list to assure appropriate shelter, fencing and a safe exercise/turnout area. Barbed wire fencing is NEVER approved. All horses require a minimum turn out of seven to eight hours per day. We do not approve barns where horses stand in their stalls and are only allowed out an hour or so per day. A horse needs to have time to enjoy their freedom and to exercise their social skills with other horses.

Step 3: If your facility is approved, at that time you submit the adoption fee for your new pet. You may have a two week trial period to get to know your new pet, and for the animal to get to know you and the other animals in your family. During that time you may return the animal for a complete refund of your adoption fee. We do not set up "payments", nor do we offer refunds at any time after the two week trial period.

Step 4: At the end of the two weeks, if everything has gone well for both you and your pet, you may make the adoption official. This requires you to sign an adoption contract that states, among other things, that you will never send the animal to auction or to slaughter, and if you cannot keep it for any reason, you are required to return the animal to the Happy Trails Adoption Program.

SPECIAL NOTES

• In our follow up program, a representative of Happy Trails will periodically check on the animal and its condition and make follow up reports. If at any time Happy Trails feels that the pet is not being properly taken care of as agreed in the contract, we reserve the right to reclaim the animal.

• We do not "hold" animals. If you are not ready to adopt a pet at this time, please wait until you are ready to actually take the animal to your facility to begin the adoption process. Once you are approved, you are expected to pick up your pet within two weeks. We are not a boarding facility and do not "hold" animals until you are ready to adopt them at a later date.

• We do adopt out of state. In that situation, a humane officer from your local Animal Protective League or Humane Society or an agent from another rescue group will conduct the site visit to your facility to approve your home. You are responsible for trailering and transportation of the animal both in taking the animal as well as in the case you need to return the animal.

Contact Happy Trails for details.

Adopt An Animal

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