Dog Adoption Contract

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Please read this contract carefully as it is a legally binding document. Initial all paragraphs and complete the last page. All fields are mandatory. If you cannot fill out a section or disagree with the contents of any portion, please contact Friends of Madera Animal Shelter to discuss. Thank you for adopting!
Dog Adoption Contract

Dog Adoption Contract
Terms & Conditions*
- I am adopting the pet described below through Friends of Madera Animal Shelter. The pet is being adopted as a companion and will live as a family member with me inside my home. I will not allow the pet to be used for purposes of vivisection or experimentation.
- I will provide proper and sufficient food, water, shelter and kind treatment for the pet at all times. I further agree the dog will not be chained at any time as a means of restraint or punishment or be a primarily outside dog.
- I agree that a representative of Friends of Madera Animal Shelter may make periodic inquiries or inspections of the pet, my residence and the pet’s living conditions on reasonable notice. I further agree to surrender the pet to Friends of Madera Animal Shelters' representative if for any reason he/she considers the conditions provided by me for the pet to be unsatisfactory or violations of the terms to the adoption contract have occurred.
- I will keep a collar and identification tag on the dog at all times and will license the dog with the county/city.
- I agree to immediately notify Friends of Madera Animal Shelter if the pet is lost or stolen. I further agree, in the event the animal is lost, that I will make every reasonable effort to attempt to locate and claim the animal, and to immediately retrieve the pet from any public pound or animal shelter when notified the animal is being held at any such location and to pay any costs associated with its recovery.
- Friends of Madera Animal Shelter cannot predict the actions of adopted pets. I agree to give my new pet the time to acclimate to its new surroundings, new family, and important areas to eliminate.
- I understand that I am not to turn my new pet loose outside or to roam free in the house until proper training and introductions have occurred in a secure, well managed area.
- Although an animal may appear healthy when adopted, unforeseen exposure resulting in illness or congenital defects may not have been detected. I understand that it is my responsibility, as the new owner, to pay for fees incurred for any unforeseen veterinary charges.
- I understand that any pet I adopt from Friends of Madera Animal Shelter must be isolated from all other pets for a period of fourteen days to prevent the spread of any unforeseen illness or disease that the pet may have contracted.
- The adoption fee paid will not be refunded for unsuccessful adoptions, however, exchanges may be available if; claim is made within 30 days of from the date of this adoption agreement, the pet and all documents are returned, and it is approved by the Director.
- Friends of Madera Animal Shelter has provided me (or will provide me upon arrival of the dog) with the following: Adoption Contract + Health Records
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