By: Cameron Cook

There is at least one animal shelter in every major city. In google there shows two in the area, Shelby Humane shelter, and Sanctuary Animal Rescue shelter.

Design made by Shelby Humane Society

If you want to know more about Shelby Humane Society click their name to go to their page

Some of you may be asking, “What do you mean by ‘What is pet adoption?” Well, I’m going to give a little insight of the process of adopting a pet and the requirements some shelters require.

There are so many shelters are very caring of their animals but other are just so overwhelmed they can’t properly care for every animal they have. The process of the adoption that most, if not, all must make sure the adopter can financially and physically support the animal in question.

Let’s dive into what a shelter is. A shelter, for animals, is a place for stay animals. Most shelters normally have just cats and dogs, but some also have more uncommon pets like hamsters and gunnie pigs.

Maggie Mae, my first dog, she was adopted from Huntsville humane shelter

Once the animal comes into the shelter the staff then comes in to check all and see if the animal has any diseases or genetic defects to put on their name card for when people come by the cage and see how they’re doing.

These processes are a bottom-line fee, usually is around $50-80, then there’s an interview process to have them know if they’re eligible to own an animal. Lastly, they have a play area, mainly for the adopters so they could see how the dog acts around kids or other pets.

The first check of the adoptions is the fee. The cost covers the tagging and partially the vet inspections. Now some might go higher but it would also include more stuff like, food, a couple of toys and treats. But if that’s the only thing that interferes with the getting the pet then most have adoption events that cut the price whole and can get one for free.

The next process is the interview. Most animal shelters interview the adopters, so the shelter can make sure the animal(s) are going to a safe home. It’s not a very deep interview, just more like ‘how many pets have you had? Do you have a safe place for them to run around and get some sun?’ more one of the simplest processes of the whole thing. If you have access to outside, then you passed this interview.

The final stage of the process was the play area to see if the pet and possible new owner are compatible. This is mainly for seeing if the pet is compatible with you and anyone or anything that with you. If they say the animal is selective of how they act with people, then most people would like to see if they would be good with the animal. It’s basically like a trial run for like 15-20 minutes.