Our rescue/adoption program focuses primarily on rescuing animals from area shelters, providing them with safety and rehabilitation in a caring foster family setting, with the goal of adopting them into loving, responsible, and permanent homes. We also partner with area shelters in an effort to increase shelter adoptions, decrease pet overpopulation, and educate the public about responsible pet ownership.

Adoption Policies

We require that our dogs live primarily inside with their families.

We require that our cats live safely inside only in their new homes.

We prohibit declawing of our adopted cats, due to the nature of this procedure.

A perspective adopter's current pets must be current on their veterinary care AND spayed/neutered.

All adopted pets MUST be spayed/neutered if not done prior to adoption.

Other policies may apply as they relate to the well-being of the animal and any individual pet 's needs.

Adoption Procedures

Prospective adopters will be required to complete an adoption process, which includes:

an adoption application

a phone interview to review the application

reference check

a home visit with the pet - this not only allows us the opportunity to see where our pet would be living, but gives you the opportunity to spend more 1-1 time with the pet in your home, before making a final decision about adoption.

upon adoption approval, adopters will be required to sign an adoption contract agreeing to good quality care for their new pet.

C.A.R.E. For Animals offers a 30 day trial period to ensure that both the family and the pet are both happy with the results of the adoption. Within that time, we will refund the full adoption fee if the pet is returned.

C.A.R.E. For Animals also completes post-adoption follow-up to ensure appropriate care of the pet and to offer ongoing support for many years of companionship between the family and their pet.

Adoption Fees

	Dogs: $125
	Cats: $95

Each animal has received the following veterinary care prior to adoption:

	veterinary exam
	routine vaccinations
	spay/neuter surgery (according to age)
	dogs have been tested and started on heartworm preventative
	cats have been tested for Feline Leukemia/FIV.

(For animals who have not been spayed/neutered, a portion of the adoption fee will be refunded upon proof of surgery.)



How You Can Help Animals

	Become a member...there are many ways you can help, regardless of how much or how little time you have to give.
	Offer a donation...we are always in need of the following:
Dog/Cat food Litter boxes/cat litter Trash bags Food/water bowls Collars/leashes Trash cans Blankets/towels Baking soda Storage containers Cash donations to help cover vet expenses, advertising, etc.
	Become a foster family...open your home and your heart to a homeless animal. We provide the supplies and cover vet expenses--you provide the TLC.
	Sponsor the care of a homeless animal...$10, $15, $20 per month.
	Spay and neuter your pets...and tell all your friends, family, and co-workers! IT SAVES LIVES!

Come Visit Us

C.A.R.E. For Animals is NOT an animal shelter. Our program animals are placed in loving foster homes throughout the Triangle area. We believe there is significant value in the foster-home concept, which allows for the animal's temperament, behavior, and needs to be assessed in a family setting prior to adoption. Animals can be met at our adoption events, or by individual appointment.

	This site is dedicated to Simon, a huggable, loveable kitty that brought much joy to his foster mom's life. Rescued from a feral cat colony as a 3 wk. old, scrawny & sickly little fur ball, Simon blossomed into a strikingly handsome creature, who charmed his way into his rescuer's heart...hook, line, and sinker. He loved to be carried and coddled, would literally "flip"over a feather wand, but most of all, he adored his sister, Tabitha. Sadly, Simon was positive for feline leukemia, and the disease overtook his little body just shortly after his first birthday...and only one week before he would have celebrated his 1st anniversary with his foster mom. While Simon never got to be adopted into a permanent home of his own, he will always have a permanent place in his foster mom's heart. Please consider adopting a special needs pet. They are truly SPECIAL, indeed.
In Memory of Simon July, 2000 - August 19, 2001

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