I applied to adopt an animal the day before yesterday.   I have also called and left messages on your telephone answering machine.  Why is your response so slow?

We are staffed by volunteers many of whom are holding down full-time jobs in addition to the many, many hours they devote to helping the homeless animals in our area. 

Our telephone is located in an un-staffed office — although the telephone messages are checked every day, for the quickest response, please e-mail us. 

We realize that this process can be frustratingly slow for potential adopters... but we have found that the more care we give to finding the very best match for a dog or cat, the better the long-term results for everyone involved.  Each adoption application is carefully screened — if the adopter and animal seem like a good match, then the references are called… if an animal is in foster care, we may also ask for the input of the foster family since they best know the animal's behavior and temperament.  This process can take several days… sometimes up to a week depending on how many open applications there are and also on the schedules of our adoption counselors and foster families. 

Be assured that every applicant will receive a response one way or the other as soon as can be managed!