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Adoption Application

ADOPTIONS IN THE TIME OF COVID-19

During this unusual time, people everywhere are taking precautions to safeguard their health, and the Kitty Devore Rescue team is no exception. Yes, we are still operational! With the addition of new foster parents and rescue partner rescue groups joining our mission and our network, we’re still saving the kitties of Devore Shelter. However, in the interest of safety and precaution, we are observing the governmental social distancing guidelines through May 2020, and possibly longer depending on CA quarantine extensions when it comes to our adoption process. For that reason, we have temporarily amended our adoption procedures.

Our standard adoption process involves a lot of personal interaction between prospective adopters and foster parents caring for the kitty they’re interested in adopting – something CoVid-19 dictates we suspend right now for our collective health and well-being. For that reason, we have temporarily amended how we conduct adoptions as follows:

OUR AMENDED COVID-19 ADOPTION PROCESS

Adoption Applications – The good news is we are still accepting applications for our amazing kitties! Our adoption officers are continuing to review incoming applications daily and are corresponding with prospective adopters. However, in the interest of your safety as well as that of our foster guardian volunteers, interactive Meet and Greets, home checks and all adoption delivery dates will be delayed until sometime in May, 2020. Approved applications are still being forwarded to Kitty Devore Rescue foster parents so they can connect with prospective adopters.

Meet and Greets – Once your approved application is received, the foster parent will contact you with photos and videos of the kitty you’re interested in adopting, provided you are the first applicant for the kitty. You’ll receive regular updates from the kitty’s foster parent until the social distancing recommendations are relaxed. You’ll also have the opportunity to experience a more interactive Meet and Greet with them down the line when everyday life resumes normalcy again.

Home Checks – We will be conducting preliminary home checks virtually. Through the use of the video option or Facetime on your phone, you can take us on a tour of your home. We will conduct a more comprehensive in-person home check when social safety mandates lift.

Application Status – If the kitty has more than one approved application submitted, we will add you to a waiting list for him or her. You can determine whether the kitty you’re interested in adopting has pending applications by visiting their bio listing here on our website. Don’t lose heart if the kitty you’re interested in adopting already has an application submitted by another prospective adopter. We understand when someone decides to adopt a new kitty, they anticipate the process will be relatively quick. When it’s not, they may opt to adopt elsewhere. If that happens, we’ll update the kitty’s bio to reflect the next application in line.

Adoption Pending Deposits – If your application is approved, you’ve passed your virtual home check pending the in-person check to be done at a later date and patience isn’t an issue for you because you know the kitty you’ve applied to adopt destined to be yours, you are welcome to submit an adoption fee deposit for him or her. When we receive an adoption fee deposit via PayPal, we will adjust their bio here on our website to reflect Adoption Pending. Adoption Pending indicates to other prospective adopters that he or she has a new person or family waiting for them when the current CoVid-19 safety precautions relax, and we will no longer be accepting applications for them. The adoption fee deposit is refundable in full if you change your mind.

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We understand you want to welcome a new kitty into your life, and we are committed to helping you make that happen with their safety, your safety, and the safety of the Kitty Devore Rescue team at the forefront of our mission.

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This is an online application to adopt a cat found here on our website from Kitty Devore Rescue’s foster care program.

If you are interested in a Friendly cat that is currently at Devore Animal Shelter, we are not able to assist you. Please visit the shelter to adopt.

Completion of this application does not mean immediate approval.

You will be contacted by one of our Adoption Officers by email. 

Please allow up to 5 days for a response. Kitty Devore Rescue is an all volunteer rescue. While rescue is our passion, all our members have full-time jobs and demanding lives outside of rescue work. We will respond as quickly as possible.

Please be aware we often receive several applications for the same cat around the same time. We review applications on a first come, first serve basis. The first application submitted, if approved, has priority over all subsequent applications to follow. If things don’t work out with the first approved prospective applicant, we move to the next application in line. This is a process that can take time and can be a factor in a delayed response to your application. If you have your heart set on a specific kitty, we completely understand. However, we encourage applicants to list two or more cats of interest in the event one of them already has an approved potential adopter.

Be sure to check your junk, spam or suspect mail if you have not received a response within 5 days.

All approved adopters will be required to set up a Meet and Greet with the foster parent caring for the cat they’re interested in. The Meet and Greet will happen at either the home of the foster parent or one of our Petsmart or Petco adoption venue locations.

All approved adopters will be required to undergo a home check before an adoption can be finalized.

Even with an approved adoption application and passing home check, Kitty Devore Rescue foster parents make the final determination regarding adoptions based on the best interest of their foster kitty.

If you are seeking assistance adopting a cat directly from the shelter, please visit our Adoption Process page for more information.

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  • Before submitting this application, please determine if you meet these minimum requirements:

    • Please be AT LEAST 18 years of age
    • Have verifiable identification
    • Be able to verify that you can have a pet where you live
    • Are willing to undergo a home check as part of the adoption process
     

    Kitty Devore Rescue Network reserves the right to deny the adoption application of any pet for any reason.

    Failure to provide correct information may result in adoption application denial.

  • We encourage but it is not mandatory to list alternate choices as the kitty you are interested in may already have multiple applications submitted or has an approved potential adopter but the adoption has yet to be finalized. We do not remove cats from our available list until adoptions are officially finalized. In the event of multiple applications for the same cat, we operate on a first come, first serve basis in our approval process and move down the line of applications if previous applicants are denied or, if approved, later decide to opt out. For this reason, it can sometimes take up to 5 days before you hear back from one of our adopotion officers. Providing an alternate choice(s) increases your chances of adopting one of the kitties you're interested in welcoming home as a new member of your family. Please click on the "Adopt" tab on the main page of our website to see the listings and photos of all our currently available foster kitties.
  • Basic Information:

  • About Me and My Household:

  • Current and Previous Pets:

  • NameBreedAgeYears in CareSterilized?Vaccinated?: 
  • Please enter a number from 0 to 200.
  • NameBreedAgeYears in CareCircumstance of Loss, Rehoming, Shelter, Rescue Group or Veterinary Surrender, Accidental or Preventable Death or Euthanasia: 
  • Veterinary Care:

  • Pet Behavior:

  • **IMPORTANT! READ BEFORE SIGNING**

  • If approved to adopt, I agree to provide nutritious food, fresh water, appropriate shelter, medical care as well as regular exercise and grooming for the cat I am interested in adopting once he or she has been officially adopted into my care.

    If approved to adopt, I will take my adopted cat to a veterinarian for exams, illnesses and immunizations as needed and annually at my own expense.

    If approved to adopt, I understand that Kitty Devore Rescue Network cannot guarantee the health, temperament or training of the KD cat I am interested in adopting.

    If approved to adopt, I understand that in the event a health issue arises with my adopted cat within the first 30 days from the date of adoption, I will immediately contact the Kitty Devore representative I worked with to explain the situation and relay any concerns. If the situation is determined by Kitty Devore Rescue to be a minor health issue that may have existed undetected prior to adoption, I understand Kitty Devore Rescue may advise I take the cat to a veterinary hospital or clinic of their choosing if there is an expectation that they cover or reimburse the expense. I also understand that if the situation is determined by Kitty Devore Rescue to be of more serious concern and that may have existed undetected prior to adoption, I will be asked to grant temporary custody and care of the cat back to the rescue so that they may observe him or her and seek veterinary care and treatment at a veterinary facility of their choosing and at their expense. Kitty Devore Rescue will keep me apprised of my cat’s care on a daily basis and convey a projected date of return within a week of the temporary re-surrender date.

    If approved to adopt, I understand Kitty Devore Rescue will not reimburse for veterinary expenses I have incurred within the first 30 days from the date of adoption if the health concern was not communicated at the time of its occurrence and prior to my independent decision to seek veterinary care at a veterinary facility of my own choosing.

    If approved to adopt, I understand Kitty Devore Rescue will not reimburse for expenses incurred within the first 30 days from the date of adoption if they are a result of injury in the adoptive home or possible negligence on the part of the adopter.

    If approved to adopt, I understand any photographs or videos taken at the time of adoption and any videos or photographs provided to any member of the Kitty Devore Rescue team post-adoption may be used on our social media platforms, ie. Facebook, Instagram and/or Twitter, or on our website. I also understand I may opt out by selecting the opt out option on this application.

    If approved to adopt, I understand that after 30 days and the transfer of the kitty’s microchip from Kitty Devore Rescue to me, Kitty Devore is no longer responsible for medical expenses or reimbursement for expenses unless by mutual agreement between a Kitty Devore Rescue administrator and me prior to the 30 day mark.

    If approved to adopt, I agree to license my adopted KD cat in compliance with the laws and ordinances enforced in the municipality in which I reside.

    If approved to adopt, I agree not to allow my adopted KD cat to be used for medical or other experimental purposes.

    If approved to adopt, I will not declaw this cat.

    If approved to adopt, I understand that I am adopting a cat that has been sterilized, tested for FeLV/FIV, dewormed, has received from one to three FVRCP vaccines depending on age and has been microchipped. I understand this cat may have received a rabies ONLY if certain veterinary, transport or adoption venues required it. I understand that Kitty Devore Rescue Network does not recommend or administer the FeLV, FIV or FIP vaccines and should I want to have my adopted KD cat vaccinated with these vaccines, it will be at my own discretion and expense.

    If approved to adopt, I understand the cat I have adopted has been microchipped with a microchip that can be read by a universal microchip reader. I understand the microchip number will be provided to me in the mailed adoption package sent to me within two weeks of the date of adoption. I understand the microchip will be transferred to me from Kitty Devore Rescue when 30 days have elapsed from the date of adoption. I understand it is my responsibility to register the chip in my own name, keep the information updated should I relocate and that Kitty Devore be retained on the microchip as a secondary contact.

    If approved to adopt, I agree to notify Kitty Devore Rescue if I decide at any time that I can no longer keep the KD cat I have adopted or if he or she should become lost or if he or she dies.

    If approved to adopt, I agree to return my adopted KD cat to Kitty Devore Rescue if I am no longer able to care for him or her. I also agree to pre-arrange with a family member or friend that if something should happen to me that disallows me to care for my adopted KD cat that they will contact a representative of Kitty Devore Rescue to make arrangements to take custody of the cat. Should the need to relinquish ownership of my adopted KD cat arise, the rights of ownership of the cat will revert back to Kitty Devore Rescue.

    I give permission to Kitty Devore Rescue to contact my veterinarian to obtain information about past and present animals in my care. I also authorize Kitty Devore Rescue Network to verify the information I have provided in this application.

    If, after I have adopted this cat, he or she is lost or winds up in a shelter and Kitty Devore Rescue Network representatives are contacted to retrieve him or her, I will be notified and a Kitty Devore Rescue representative will discuss the situation with me. However, contingent upon the circumstances, this cat may revert back to the custody and ownership of Kitty Devore Rescue if negligence is determined. In such instances, this contract will be null and void and the adoption fee will not be refunded.

    I have read this contract and completely understand and accept the information, rights and obligations involved and agree to comply with each of them. I certify the above answers to be true and correct.

    If my application is approved and accepted and contingent on an approved home check, I hereby do accept possession of, title to and responsibility for the cat identified above and release and discharge Kitty Devore Rescue from liability for any injury or damages to any person or property caused in the future by the cat and from any cause of action, claim, suits or demands that may arise as a result if any injury or damage occurs.

    I understand the adoption fee for the KD cat or cats I am interested in adopting is $175.00 per cat or $325.00 for two cats. The two cat discount is only applicable if two cats are adopted at the same time or within 30 days of one another. Adoption fees are non-refundable after 30 days from the date of adoption.

    I understand if I am approved to adopt and after I have undergone a Meet and Greet with the kitty or kitties I am interested in adopting and passed a home check conducted by a Kitty Devore Rescue representative, I can pay the adoption fee in advance of the adoption delivery date. Doing so will secure my commitment to adopt and the kitty will be marked as "Adoption Pending" on the Kitty Devore Rescue website and Petfinder accounts so that no other prospective adopter may adopt him or her.

    I understand if I do not wish to pay the adoption fee in advance, the adoption fee will be due at the time the kitty is delivered to my home by a Kitty Devore Rescue representative.

  • We accept the following payment methods: PayPal, Venmo, Zelle or personal check. We do not accept payment in cash or by money order.

    



    If your preference is to pay by PayPal, visit your PayPal account and use the recipient email address admin@kittydevorerescue.org.

    Please use the “Sending to a Friend” option (kitties are non-taxable living beings) to avoid the deduction of PayPal fees on our end on the total amount sent. Failure to choose this option will result in a refund of your adoption fee and a request that you resend using the correct payment option.

    If your preference is to pay via Venmo, use the following address to transfer payment: Venmo at www.venmo.com/Kitty-Devore.

    We also accept payment by Zelle by using the email address: kittydevore@earthlink.net .

    Payment can also be made by check given to a Kitty Devore Rescue Network representative at the time of adoption and made payable to “Kitty Devore Rescue”.

    Please do not send adoption fee payment until your application has been approved by one of our adoption officers, you've had your Meet & Greet and have undergone a home check. Once all three aspects of our adoption process are completed and you have decided you're committed to adopt, we will happily accept your adoption fee payment - even if the decided upon delivery date is two weeks or more in the future from the date you've indicated you're committed to adopt. Adoption fees sent in advance of these three aspects of our adoption process will be returned.

    Kitty Devore Rescue

    Admin@KittyDevoreRescue.org

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