ADOPTION PROGRAM

Life-Enhancing Facility

The Saint Charles Humane Society is a life-enhancing facility where euthanasia is practiced only as a last resort for severe and untreatable conditions. We will never euthanize an animal solely to make room for more animals. Cats, kittens, dogs and puppies are received by appointment as space allows.

Veterinary Care

All animals accepted by our shelter are evaluated by a licensed veterinarian to determine any medical needs. Before being made available to the public for adoption, every animal receives the following services:

• Medical treatment - if needed
• De-worming
• Age appropriate vaccinations
• Spay or neuter surgery
• Micro chipping for identification
• Cats are FIV and FLV tested
• Dogs are tested for heart worms

Foster Homes

Animals with additional needs may be placed in a foster home until ready for adoption. This includes pregnant animals, kittens and puppies too young for adoption and animals needing socialization or training. We always need Foster Homes! Read about our Foster Home needs by visiting our Volunteer Opportunities page.

Adoption Process- Selecting A Pet

Both cats and dogs are available at the Saint Charles Humane Society.

Want a sneak preview? Click the picture below to see the pets available for adoption.



Visitors may spend as much time as they wish looking over the animals. Shelter staff members can help you determine the best animal choice for your lifestyle, based on information you might wish to share about your home, lifestyle, family, other pets, etc.

When you find an animal in which you are interested, a shelter staff person will assist you in getting to know the animal. You may spend time with the prospective pet in a private room. If the animal you are interested in is a dog, he may also be taken outside for a walk or some play time.

Adoption Process - Adopting A Pet

After you have decided on a pet to adopt, you will need to fill out an adoption application. This takes approximately ten minutes.

We accept cash, check, MasterCard, Visa and American Express.

The adoption fee assists in recovering the costs the humane society has incurred to give the pet the medical services, food and care received at our shelter.

After Adoption

Although we believe all our animals to be healthy due to the superb quality veterinary care they receive at our facility and through local veterinarians, we strong encourage you to take your new pet to a veterinarian for an examination upon adopting. Our Cooperating Veterinarians List consists of many area vets who will give you a free initial office visit for your new pet adopted from the Saint Charles Humane Society. Your adopted pet will also receive 30 days of complimentary pet health insurance!

Please note that the vet visit must be used within 7 days of adoption and must be accompanied by the coupon voucher you receive when you adopt your pet.

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