Animal Safe Haven & Adoptions, Inc.
Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, community service, rescue organization providing TNR and no-kill animal fostering across Maryland
Our Adoption Process
ASHA finds homes for the rescued animals via many means, including adoption as well as Foster-To-Adopt
The first step includes:
1. Submitting the adoption application
2. Emailing your required supporting documents that are detailed in the application to ASHAmaryland@gmail.com
3. Submitting the nonrefundable $15 adoption deposit via Donorbox.
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We will reply to your application from Step 1 within 48 hours. We ask that you Reply All to ASHA's email within 48 hours. We will address any questions or concerns from your application at this time.
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Schedule Your Virtual Home Check Video Chat *Online*
This necessary step focuses on ensuring you have all the basic supplies set up in an isolation/introduction room (when adopting a feline), and answering any lingering questions or concerns you may have. Our volunteer will also go over with you what to expect at and after your adoption.
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We will email you to schedule this online with one of our volunteers.
We will also provide details before hand about what will be necessary for your basic set up to take the kitty home to.
Feel free to ask any questions to help clarify or send photos in advance to ensure you are understanding what is required.
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An alternative for some families and animals is...
Foster-To-Adopt
Providing families the chance to foster the rescued animal for 4 weeks to see if it is a good match.
Most Foster-To-Adopt families know if it's the right addition to their family with in 1-2 weeks, while some may want to wait to decide at 4 weeks.
*Cats under 6 months of age, or have pending applications on them, are not eligible*
Schedule Meet & Greet Adoption Visit!
Once approved, you will receive an email with the adoption contract & adoption fee (minus your deposit), and the contact info of the foster parent for the pet you're interested in adopting.
The foster parent will give their availability for the meet & greet visit at their home. These usually go perfectly, and the pet is adopted on the spot - as long as the adoption contract and adoption fee are submitted first.
So be sure to bring a vet approved transportation carrier for your new furry family member!
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If you are interested in a cat featured at a pet store we partner with the only difference is that you will be asked for your availability for pick up at that store. We will then check with the volunteers scheduled for that day to see if they are available, and then connect you with a volunteer that will meet you to hand off your new kitty!
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Since you want to be considered as a potential adopter you will also need to complete this step. See above.
If approved to foster to adopt we will send you a foster contract and our general volunteer waiver agreement.
Adoption Fees
As of February 1st 2023 the Adoption fees for non-feral indoor only cats is the following:
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​Kittens/Cats under 5 years of age: $150
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Cats over five years of age: $125
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We do offer a 15% discount for adopting 2 ADULT cats (over 1 year old) at once. As well as a 15% discount for police, military, teachers and healthcare frontline workers!
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Other animal fees are determined case by case.
After Adoption
We do follow up with adopters to ensure all is going well. We encourage adopters to follow up with us if they have any questions or concerns at any point during our alumni animal's lifetime. We have a Facebook Group for ASHA Adopted Alumni that is by invite only, but once you have adopted we would love for you to join!
Please register your new pet's microchip immediately after adoption - we will send you a link for this via email.
For pets that are not yet spayed or neutered it is the adopter's responsibility to get the pet spayed or neutered by six (6) months of age, or within one (1) month of the date of adoption, whichever comes first. ASHA will try to provide spay and neuter appointments for kittens adopted prior to their alteration, which the adopter is responsible for paying for. We require adopters to provide ASHA with a copy of the Certificate of Spaying or Neutering immediately upon completion. This is legally required by our Adoption Contract.
If you move, please send us your new address ASAP so we can keep our system up to date.
Adopters must contact ASHA immediately if the adopted animal is lost, stolen, or dies.