March NAW!
National Adoption Week (NAW) is back! Each year, PetSmart stores across the nation host mega adoption events four times a year to help millions of homeless pets that are waiting in shelters to find their loving-furever homes. Being that the Humane Society of Imperial County literally has hundreds of homeless cats and dogs in our care, the shelter staff intends to take full advantage of this super-awesome adoption opportunity! So that the Humane Society is able to easily place more cats and dogs into homes, staff has decided to reduce all adoption fees to only $50! You read it right - from March 6th through March 12th, all Humane Society of Imperial County adoption fees will only be $50!
Although adoption fees will be lowered, standard adoption policies, procedures, and protocols will still be in place. This means that all adopters must be approved and will be subject to pre-adoption screening. Our pre-adoption screening process requires that all adopters show proof of whether they own or rent their homes. If the adopter owns their home, our adoption specialist will need to see a mortgage statement or property tax statement that has the adopter’s/homeowner’s name and address that matches a current form of state-issued identification. If the name and address on the state issues ID do not match the mortgage statement or property tax statement, then the adopter will need to show a recent utility bill that matches the mortgage statement or property tax statement. If adopters rent, we must see something in a rental agreement that states if the adopter/ renter is allowed to have any pets where they reside. If their rental agreement does not state whether a pet is allowed in the residence, then a handwritten or typed letter from the landlord must be presented to the adoption specialist. The letter from the landlord must state the landlord’s name and contact number, and that they are giving permission to the renter to have a pet at the address of the residence. In the letter, the landlord must also state whether there are any breed or size restrictions. Lastly, for adopters wanting to adopt a dog or puppy and already have a dog or puppy in the home, we do require a meet and greet with the dog or puppy that the adopter already has. We understand that this might seem like a lengthy process. Still, this protocol is in place to ensure that the adoption is a permanent solution for the animal and that the adoption process is a positive experience for the animals and the adopters. If the adopter has all documents in order prior to a meet and greet and is approved, adoption can be finalized all within the same day!
All Humane Society adoptions through PetSmart’s National Adoption Week include: the pets being up to date on vaccinations for one year, the pets are spayed and neutered, microchipped with lifetime registration, given one free bag of dog or cat food, given a coupon booklet with over $400 in PetSmart purchase savings, 50% off the adopted pet’s first in-store grooming, and the pet is entitled to one free wellness check with Desert Veterinary Group in Imperial. For only $50, that is literally the definition of the word “bargain”! You cannot find a better deal anywhere else!
For this adoption event, we intend to have more cats and dogs available at PetSmart than we usually do for our weekly Saturday adoptions! Because this adoption event will be on a slightly larger scale, we are looking for a small handful of volunteers to help us on both days of the event. Volunteering those days will consist of loading and unloading, putting adoption pens together, walking dogs, filling water bowls, and cleaning up after the pets. To sign up as a volunteer, please shoot us an email at ivhumanesociety@gmail.com.
Remember, we have cats and kittens available for adoption seven days a week at PetSmart. For March NAW, we will have staff in-store with dogs and puppies available for adoption on Friday the 10th from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Saturday the 11th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, and Sunday the 12th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.
If you are looking to make an extra special addition to your furry family, National Adoption Week at your local PetSmart store is the perfect opportunity!