Atlanta Pet Rescue Cat Adoption Application

Atlanta Pet Rescue Cat Adoption Application

Click here for IMPORTANT exit and street closing info! If you are interested in adopting a cat from Atlanta Pet Rescue and Adoption, please complete the following form and click on the submit button at the bottom of the page. Before you click on the submit button, be sure to print a copy for your files, and bring it with you to the shelter as a backup copy. Atlanta Pet Rescue matches pets with families in or around the Atlanta, Georgia area. All applicants complete an application and are interviewed in person. An adoption fee is required.

	Applicant:	Co-applicant: (spouse/partner/significant other)

First name:
Last name:
Age:
Occupation:
How long at this job:

Street address:
City:
State:
ZIP:
Home phone:
Work phone:
E-mail (required field):

What is the name of the cat/breed you are interested in?
List any general questions you would like to ask about this particular cat:

Are you willing to allow a representative from Atlanta Pet Rescue to visit your home by appointment?	Yes No

Please check any of the following reasons for adopting this cat:	family pet child's pet companion companion for other pet gift other - please specify:

Please indicate where you live:	apartment house condo/townhouse trailer/mobile home

Do you...	rent home own home

If you rent, do you have the landlord's permission to adopt a cat?	Yes No
What is the apartment complex name?
What is the landlord's phone number?

How many times have you moved in the past five years?	times
If you move, will your pet go with you?	Yes No
Would you consider moving somewhere that doesn't allow your pets?	Yes No

Do you foresee any major changes in your life in the next 15 years (average lifespan of a cat) such as marriage, childbirth, health problems due to age, going away to college?	Yes No
If yes, please explain:
Do you or anyone in your household currently have any serious health problems?	Yes No
If so, please describe:
Can you provide a permanent home for this cat for 10-15 years?	Yes No

Do you plan to declaw this cat?	Yes No

Number of adults in household?
Relationship(s):	spouse roommate(s) life partner other - please specify:
Does anyone in the household smoke?	Yes No
Will this cat be a surprise for any family members?	Yes No
If yes, who?
Do any family members have allergies?	Yes No
Do any children live in the house?	Yes No
If so, what are their gender/ages?

Number, type and age of pets currently in household?

Do any of your current or did any of your past pets live primarily outdoors?	Yes No
If yes, please describe pet:
Were all previous pets spayed/neutered?	Yes No
Are all current pets spayed/neutered?	Yes No

What is your veterinarian's name and phone number?
What do you expect annual pet care (vet care, medication, heartworm preventative, etc.) to cost yearly?

How many cats have you cared for in the past?
How do you plan to prevent fleas and ticks?

Will the cat be allowed outdoors?	Yes No

Where will the new cat stay when home alone during the day?	outside in in basement in the garage free run of house other, please describe:

Where will the new cat sleep at night?	outdoors your bed inside in basement in the garage free run of house inside in one room of house

Which hours of the day will the cat spend inside? Where will the cat spend the rest of the time ?

What circumstances, in your mind, justify giving a cat up?	moving new baby not getting along with other pets divorce behavioral problems children lost interest too time consuming shedding allergies not using litterbox medical problems want to travel none other - please explain:
Have you ever given a cat up or had a cat for a brief period of time and it didn't work out?	Yes No
If so, please explain the circumstances and what happened to it:

How did you hear about Atlanta Pet Rescue?	website newspaper word of mouth radio friend or family adopted from APR other - please specify:

Have you ever looked at or applied for a pet with another rescue group?	Yes No
If so, how long ago? Did you adopt? Please explain:
If your pet later develops a medical problem that becomes expensive, what would you do?	find another home for him pay whatever it takes have him put to sleep give him to a rescue group or shelter other - please explain:

If you date or marry someone who does not like or want your pet(s) what would you do? Please elaborate.

If you adopt a cat with long hair, how often will you groom this cat?

Thank you for completing your application with Atlanta Pet Rescue. Before you submit the application, if you have specified that you want a kitten, please reconsider adopting a teenage or adult cat. The kitten stage lasts only six months, and the ones that really need homes are the teenage and adult cats. We all love kittens, but they become teenagers and adults very quickly. The older cats are terrific, too, and just waiting to be adopted. If you truly want to rescue a pet, rescue a teenage or adult cat. They are the last ones anyone wants and the numbers waiting to come into rescue programs like ours are very high. By signing below, I am attesting to the truthfulness of my answers. Falsification or misrepresentation of the above information will result in rejection of this application or possible removal of adopted pet from my home. Atlanta Pet Rescue reserves the right to refuse any applicant. Signature (must be 18 years of age or older) Date