Adopt

FacebookPlease click here or the facebook link for the first look at animals up for adoption at Conway Area Humane Society! Many of our transport dogs, especially puppies, are adopted so quickly they do not make it to the “available dogs” section of this website.

Adopting from CAHS

  • An approved adoption survey is required to adopt an animal. Please fill out an adoption survey online (dog survey, indoor cat survey, working/barn cat survey) or come to the shelter to fill one out.
  • Depending on how busy staff are, an adoption survey can take 24-48 hours to process, please do not come to the shelter expecting to take an animal home that day if you have not been notified that your adoption survey was approved.
  • Our animals are not in danger or running out of time or space for adoption. Our goal is to place all animals in the safest and most appropriate home based on their individual needs. Our adoption counselors and staff have a tremendous wealth of knowledge and experience with dogs and cats of all breeds and personalities, we are happy to answer all of your questions. All adoptions are at the sole discretion of CAHS staff, we do reserve the right to refuse adoption.
  • Dog meet and greets require an approved survey to be on file.
  • If you are interested in adopting a dog and have other dogs in the home, you will need to bring them along so the adoption staff can conduct a “meet and greet” to be sure they will all get along.
  • All of our adoptable animals are available for you to spend as much time with as needed to get to know them before making the decision to add them to your family.  Please consider the needs of all family members when choosing a pet & bring the whole family if you can!

**If driving to the shelter from a long distance away, it is best to call ahead to make sure the animal you are interested in is still available and that your adoption survey is approved. 603-447-5955**

*If you fall in love with an animal online, you may place a 24 hour hold on them either in person or over the phone (if you have an approved adoption survey) to ensure your opportunity to meet them.  The hold is non-refundable and is not included in the adoption donation*

Adoption fees

Puppies (Under 1 year) – $300.00
Adult Dogs (1 to 3 Years) – $250.00
Adult Dogs (3 to 8 Years) – $200.00
Senior Dogs (+10 Years) – $80.00

Kittens (Under 1 Year) – $160.00
Adult Cats (1 TO 10 Years) – $80.00
Senior Cats (+10 Years) – $40.00

Adoptions Include:

  • Spay/Neuter Surgery
  • Heartworm testing (if over four months old)
  • Distemper / Parvo-virus vaccination
  • Rabies vaccination
  • Heartworm prevention
  • General de-wormer for intestinal parasites
  • Microchip with registration on national database
  • FREE office visit at participating local veterinarians
  • 30 days of free Trupanion Pet Health Insurance

Why we cannot give animals away or give “discounts” for adoptions:

adopted dog with boyWe are not a business, we are a non-profit animal shelter.  Although we would love to give away a pet to every person who wants to offer one a loving home, the shelter could not stay open we did.  Unfortunately, we can not give animals away and afford to continue providing housing and care for more animals.  Adoption donations of young, healthy, highly adoptable animals help to offset some of the costs associated with paying the vet bills and housing costs of animals that are not as quickly adopted or require additional vet care due to injury and neglect.  If you value having a shelter in your community where homeless animals can safely go – please know this is only possible because of donations.  We receive NO state or federal funding of any kind.  We keep our adoption donations as low as possible to encourage adoptions, yet allow us to stay open.

Puppy Adoptions

Puppy for adoptionPuppies are cute – and they also require a tremendous amount of work and patience.  After a few sleepless nights, they may not be as cute as you first thought!  Please be sure to tell our adoption counselors what your daily schedule is like so they can advise of an appropriate age match for you to save you the heartache of realizing the hard way that you are not prepared for a puppy.  Please consider that a puppy will require around the clock supervision in order to properly house train and obedience train.  If you work long hours or are gone for more than 3-4 hours at a time, it will be very difficult to properly house train a puppy and can result in a very frustrating (and messy) experience for you.   All puppies go through a period of intense chewing/teething.  If you have small children in the home, it can be difficult to manage a rambunctious teething puppy at the same time.  It is very important to do research ahead of time to know what to expect, and we highly encourage any puppy owner to sign up for a puppy obedience class.

Training

adopted catPlease read the informative links below to learn about the science based training methods we recommend.  We encourage people to use training methods that focus on learning what motivates your dog and using that to build a positive relationship with your dog.  We discourage anyone from using outdated training methods that rely on physical punishment or intimidation to frighten a dog into obeying.