Signing a contract when adopting a dog is no different than signing any other contract. Know what you are signing before putting your Jon Hancock on it. You may find there are some things in the contract you may not be willing or care to agree to.
Most adoption groups and shelters have a contract one signs when adopting a dog. They are drawn up to protect both the dog and the new dog owner. Contracts typically require you to:
- Care for the dog in a humane manner
- Have the dog spay or neutered
- Return dog to shelter if you can no longer care for it
- Stipulate that you cannot sell, give away, or adopt the dog out to another person or group
- Agree to follow up contact from the shelter or group via phone or home visits to check on the welfare of the dog through out the dog’s life
A strong motivating factor behind such rigid adoption contracts is to deter scam’er from adopting dogs for ill use such as dog fighting. For the typical family looking to adopt a dag, although some contracts may feel a bit restrictive, it is in the groups and shelters best interest of the dog behind the regulations. So make sure you read the contract first and are comfortable with how it reads before signing.
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