Shelter Guidelines & Adoptions during COVID-19

Guidelines for visiting the shelter:

• Individuals with symptoms of COVID-19 are asked to refrain from visiting at this time.

• Masks are required inside the building.  If you are not wearing a mask, we will assume that you are medically unable.

• Outside of the building, we request that you wear a mask when unable to maintain social distancing of 6 feet.

• We will limit the number of visitors inside the shelter to 15 at a given time, and therefore may request visitors remain outside until others have left the facility.  Again, we request that you only come to the shelter if you are serious about adopting an animal at this time.

• Hand sanitizer will be available throughout the shelter and we ask that you use it before and after all interactions.

• Please practice social distancing of 6 feet as much as possible.

• We are not currently accepting non-essential donations such as blankets, towels, or toys. Frequently used donations such as food, litter, and cleaning supplies are still being accepted.

• Those interested in volunteering or dog walking should click here to complete the volunteer form  and the Volunteer Coordinator will be in contact with you.

• Prospective Adopters can still be pre-approved for adoption by completing the steps outlined below.

 

We will continue to schedule no-contact appointments with pre-approved adopters.  If you are interested in being pre-approved for adoption, please click here to download an application, fill it out, and then email it to info@petscomefirst.com.  We will then be in contact with you to review the next steps.

We ask that you please be patient while going through this process – our team is working as diligently and quickly as possible while continuing to care for the animals on a daily basis.  We will be in contact with you as we work through processing the high quantity of applications we are currently receiving.

Thank you for considering adoption and for your ongoing support!