Pet adoption application
Adopters describe their home and routine so the rescue can match the right pet.
What's inside
Only renters are asked whether their landlord allows pets, so owners finish faster.
- 1Your name
- 2Email
- 3Which pet are you applying for?
- 4Where do you live?A house with a yardA house without a yardAn apartment
- 5Do you own or rent?OwnRent
- 6Does your landlord allow pets?YesI'm still checkingOnly if “Do you own or rent?” is Rent
- 7Other pets at home
- 8Hours the pet would be alone on a typical day
Screening adopters without scaring them off
Eight questions is enough for a first read. Long applications lose good adopters to the shelter down the road. Save the deeper questions for the meet-and-greet.
Landlord approval is the most common reason an adoption falls through after the visit. Ask renters early, and call the landlord before you schedule.
Hours alone matters more than yard size for most dogs. A beagle alone ten hours a day in a big yard is not a good match.
Put the pet's name and photo in the intro, and share the link on the pet's listing. Add a photo upload question if you want pictures of the home.
Adoption application questions
Can I use one form for every animal?
Yes. Leave the pet question open, as in the sample, and adopters type the name from your listing. Or duplicate the form per animal and put their story in the intro. One shared form keeps every application in one list, in the order they arrived, which helps when two families want the same dog.
Can I add an adoption fee?
State the fee in the intro and collect it at handover or by a payment link you send after approval. The form takes no payment. Many rescues charge somewhere between $50 and $500, often covering shots and spay or neuter. Say what the fee includes, since adopters accept it more easily when they see the vet care behind it.
Can I use it to find temporary homes?
Yes. Change the pet question to the kinds of animals someone can care for, and add how many weeks they can keep one. The home and landlord questions stay the same, since they matter just as much for a short stay.
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