Isn’t it time to find your next best friend?

Thank you for choosing to adopt! Our goal is to find loving, forever homes for each of the animals in our care.

AVAILABLE DOGS

AVAILABLE CATS

Our staff is here to help.

We’ll be your guides to finding the animal that’s the right fit for you and your lifestyle.

Augie

Adopted in 2018

How to Adopt

While our adoption center remains closed to public access, we are able to do adoptions by appointment following strict guidelines.

NCAL is committed to the health and well-being of our community and staff. To help protect one another, we are requiring all staff and adopters at NCAL to wear face coverings at all times. If you are feeling ill and have any symptoms of COVID-19, we ask that you please stay home. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.

STEP ONE

Search

Search adoption listings on NCAL’s website for dogs or cats currently available for adoption. Review their profiles carefully to make sure that you can accommodate their specific needs, if any.

STEP TWO

Apply

If you see an animal you wish to adopt, complete and submit an adoption application (dog or cat) form. If you are unsure of a specific animal but would like to meet available animals, please make note of that on the application or give us a call and let us know. Preference will be given to adopters that are interested in a specific animal.

STEP THREE

Wait

Once your application has been submitted, wait for a confirmation phone call. NCAL adoption staff will review adoption applications on a first-come-first-serve-basis and will call you to confirm we received your application, the status of your application, and the next steps in the process.

STEP FOUR

Confirm

If you are first in line for an animal our Customer Service Representative will confirm that you would like to move forward with the adoption and your application will begin to be processed. The time frame typically takes about 1-2 days to process completely.

STEP FIVE

Meet & Greet

Once the application is approved, you will receive a call to confirm a day and time to meet with the animal. The meet and greet is expected to happen within 1-2 days from when the application was confirmed for processing. If you have other dogs in the home, they will need to come to the appointment to meet with the NCAL animal. Due to the high demand of our animals, if you are not able to meet with the animal in the allotted time frame, we will have to move onto the next applicant. Call the front desk when you are in the parking lot. Remember to wear a mask to your appointment and complete our COVID Screening Survey before interacting with NCAL staff.

STEP SIX

Decide

After your adoption meet and greet you will decide to adopt the animal that day, place them on a 24 hour hold, or decide to not go forward with the adoption. NCAL prefers to do same day adoptions to limit the amount of exposure.

Wait List

Please note that just because you submitted an adoption application does not mean that animal is automatically on hold just for you.

If you are 2nd, 3rd, or 4th in line for an animal, we will let you know your status and will notify you if the animal becomes available to you.

Appointment Deposit

To place the animal on hold and schedule an adoption paperwork appointment, we ask you to pay a $50 adoption hold deposit that will be applied toward the full price of adoption and is nonrefundable. We’ll then schedule a time for you to pick up your new animal! Your pick-up appointment must be scheduled and completed by close of business the next day. You will not be able to meet with the animal again, it will just be for finalizing adoption paperwork and leaving with the animal. Adopters must be prepared to take home the animal.

NCAL is a limited access shelter

Our animals come from a variety of sources. We work with nearby town officials handling stray and unclaimed dogs and cats, rescue organizations who transport animals from high-kill shelters throughout the country, and owners who can no longer care for their pets. Every animal that comes to NCAL receives a medical evaluation, spay or neuter, vaccinations, a microchip, enrichment and love.

Available until adopted

Due to the risks associated with COVID-19 and our commitment to protect our staff and community members, access to our facility remains restricted for members of the public unless their adoption application has been approved and an appointment to meet with the animal of interest has been scheduled. We are currently receiving a high demand for our animals, so your patience is appreciated until someone from our team is able to respond to you. Applications will be responded to in order of which they are received. Thank you for your understanding during this process.

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