Adopt a Furry Friend

Adoption Procedure

Are you interested in adopting a pet from our shelter? We are an open adoption shelter.  It all starts by completing an adoption application. You can download the application here. Once you have completed the application, you can either bring it in to the shelter, fax it to us, or scan it and email it to the shelter. You must be at least 18 years of age to adopt a pet. 

Please note, the Shawano County Humane Society reserves the right to deny an adoption application if it feels the home/ adopter would not be appropriate. Applications are processed in a first come first serve order. This means that we do take multiple applications on pets, however, the first application will have a hold on the animal until it is either approved or denied. We will then move on to the second application and so on. We do not hold a specific pet for more than 1 day before moving on to the next application. Once an application is approved it is good for 3 months, so if you do not see the pet, you are looking for, your application will be kept on hand until you either find a pet or the 3 months is up.

Please see the fee page for adoption costs we accept, cash, card or checks. When you pick up your pet, you will sign an adoption agreement. Per this agreement you will have 7 days to return the pet and have your money refunded. This agreement also states that if for some reason in the future, you can no longer keep the pet, you must return the pet to the Shawano County Humane Society.