How Do I Adopt?

If you're interested in adopting, download and fill-in our adoption form to speed up the process. Applications must be approved prior to any in-person adoption viewings.

Adoption application
Adoption policies
Importance of responsible pet ownership

 Return the completed adoption application form to CAPS:

c/o Janice MacLeod
1479 Route 362
Victoria Vale, NS, B0S 1P0
tel. (902) 825-1209
fax (902) 765-3210
dogs@caps-annapolis.org

Once your application has been processed and approved, our adoption coordinator will contact you and arrange for you to visit our animals in their foster home.

We request a minimum donation of $80 for the first cat and $40 for a second cat. $100 for a kitten up to 6 months of age, $50 for a second kitten and $125 for dogs at the time of adoption.

For information on any companion animal in our care, contact:

 Janice MacLeod at (902) 825-1209  dogs@caps-annapolis.org

 Debbie Saltzman at (902) 765-4789  capspetfinder@eastlink.ca

Anna Clark at (902) 825-2343           info@caps-annapolis.org    

 

Don't forget our "BOGO" offer!  Life is better with a friend.

 

Why Adopt from a Rescue Group or Shelter?

Puppy Mills and Back Yard Breeders, operating in dismal conditions in garages, basements, barns and bedrooms, produce huge numbers of puppies each year for profit and no other reason. They sell through retail pet stores and through classified ads.

These mills are not necessary to meet the public's demand for companion dogs, as there are more than enough wonderful dogs in shelters across the province that need homes.

Millions of unwanted and homeless kittens are born in our country each year. During peak kitten season, from April to September, pounds and humane shelters across Canada euthanise abandoned and unwanted cats at the rate of ONE PER MINUTE

 Are you looking for a dog?

Dogs who eventually find themselves in CAPS' care start their journeys at Annapolis County Animal Control. For those first few days, dogs may be adopted directly from "the pound". A list of those animals can be viewed here.