Morris Animal Refuge Adoption Information

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The Morris Animal Refuge will collect a significant amount of your personal information when you submit your Adoption Form to us. We will strictly adhere to our privacy policies as explained in the Morris Animal Refuge Privacy Statement. We recommend reading the Privacy Statement prior to your submitting your Adoption Application.

The Morris Animal Refuge adoption services cover the Greater Philadelphia Pennsylvania Region only; consisting of an area in Pennyslvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.

The first step in adopting is to fill out an application. Printed Adoption Applications are available at the Refuge, or you can download our Adoption Application in Adobe Acrobat® pdf format, which you can print on any inkjet or laser printer. You can download a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader® here. Once completed you will need to turn it in to one of our adoption counselors with two forms of identification, one with your picture. Once completed, one of our adoption counselors will review the application with you. The adoption counselor will tell you if there is any other information needed, as well as when to call back to check on the status of your application.

Alternately, you may fill out our Online Adoption Application on our secure server to speed up the adoption process and make it more convenient for you. This form is on our secure server to protect your personal information which is included on the application. All data is encrypted when sent to our server and is again encrypted when sent to the Refuge for your protection and privacy. Once submitted, one of our adoption counselors will review the application.

Information supplied on the Adoption Application forms will be held confidential by the Refuge and will only be used by the Refuge for the purposes of animal Adoption and other internal Refuge purposes.

The Online Adoption Application requires you to list our required two forms of identification, such as your drivers license and a credit card, one with your picture, by name of identification, identification number and expiration date.

When you come into the Refuge, you will need to show an adoption counselor the two forms of identification, one with your picture, which you listed on the Online Adoption Application, to complete the application process.

The Online Adoption Application includes an electronic signature authorizing the Refuge to make appropriate checks and confirmations concerning your application. When you come into the Refuge, you will need to sign a printed copy of your submitted Online Adoption Application, further confirming your application.

We generally begin our review of Adoption Application the next working business day after submission. Application reviews are generally completed within three working days of submittal. It is your responsibility to check with us after that time to determine the status of your application.

No animal may be selected until your application has been processed and approved. You are welcome to walk through the shelter to view the animals, but only individuals with approved applications may handle animals out of the cage.

When you call about your application, we will tell you if you are approved and if there are any restrictions on your adoption. Bear in mind, that frequently an application may get delayed while waiting for all the necessary information.

Once approved, you may come in to select any animal that fits the guidelines of your approved application. The adoption coordinator will review your selection, and, if appropriate, will make the necessary arrangements for taking the animal home. All animals are spayed or neutered before going home, so if the pet you selected is not spayed or neutered, expect to wait a few days before picking up the animal.

Your approved application stays active for six months if there are no changes in the information. If you do not see an animal you are interested in at this time, we encourage you to stop in anytime to see our current animals.

We often have dogs and cats of specific breeds available for adoption, though it's impossible to tell when the next one will come in with regard to anyone's specific request. Adopters often have specific prerequisites for the pet they desire. The specific breeds, sexes and ages of available animals change from day to day as adoptions are made and as new animals arrive at the Refuge.

We get many many requests, every day, for notification of whether or not our animal population contains specific animals and animal types.

We need adopters to first fill out our Adoption Application and have it approved before we can consider such requests.

We know that may sound overly strict and demanding at first, but our experience has shown this requirement eliminates those individuals who are not serious about adopting from Morris. We couldn't possibly keep up with these requests if we didn't cull out the ones that aren't serious, without the requirement of an approved Adoption Application.

Our adoption rules are based on the guidelines prescribed by The Humane Society of the United States, and our years of experience in animal adoption.

If you have a specific request, make sure our adoption counselors know it, after your application has been approved.

The Morris Animal Refuge reserves the right to refuse any adoption.

Morris Animal Refuge Adoption Fees	Fees for Adoption & neutering	Fees for Adoption of preneutered animals
Dogs	$75.00	$35.00
Cats	$60.00	$30.00

Morris Animal Refuge Hours of Operation for Adoption	Monday, Saturday	Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday	Thursday, Sunday
Morris Animal Refuge Hours of Operation for Adoption	11:00 am - 4:00 pm	11:00 am - 7:00 PM	CLOSED

Thank you for your patience and consideration. Our procedures serve to protect both our animals and our adopters. They support us in our primary mission of finding permanent, responsible homes for our animals.