The heath care administered by a veterinarian can range in costs upwards from about $60 per dog and $55 a cat. After the mandatory 48 hours, the animals are screened for disease. When an animal arrives at our facility, it receives vaccinations. The bulk of the Society’s funding – about 75 percent – comes from the generosity of area pet lovers through bequests, monetary donations and support of our many fundraising events. We are dependent upon private donations for survival. Surrender and adoption fees made up another 20 percent. The Society does have contracts with some local municipalities for pick up and care of stray animals that represents about 5 percent of our 2013 annual budget. The BCHS is not supported by county taxpayer dollars as the name leads many to believe.
We are unable to adopt to college students living in dorms or multiple student housing such as fraternities/sororities and rental units.Ī non-profit animal shelter, the Butler County Humane Society (BCHS) has been serving the Butler community for more than 100 years, converting to a no-kill shelter in 2000. We have a right to make one or more home visits within 6 months of the adoption.Īdopters who are interested in declawing need to choose a cat that is already declawed or a kitten 4 months old or younger to ensure they will have time to get them to the vet at the appropriate age for declawing. No animal adopted from the BCHS will be an outdoor animal. Under no circumstances do we adopt out pets as gifts. Some exceptions may be made at the discretion of BCHS staff with adults who cannot make it into the shelter to meet the animal. We can call your vet or you can provide a rabies certificate but tags alone are not sufficient proof of a current rabies vaccine.Īdopters who are renting will need to bring a lease showing they are allowed to have a pet, and we need to speak to the landlord and get their approval for the adoption.Īll members of the household must come in to meet the animal.
All dogs must have proof of rabies vaccination administered by a vet before an introduction can take place. If you are under 21 years of age you cannot meet any pet out of the cage or fill out adoption papers for any animal unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.Īll current pets, dogs or cats, must have a current rabies vaccine administered by a veterinarian.Īdopters who are interested in adopting a dog and already have a dog(s) at home must bring it/them into the shelter to meet the new dog before an adoption can take place.
#BUTLER COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY LICENSE#
If you do not have a current license you may purchase one for your current dog at the time of adoption. Any dog you currently own must have a current dog license. Licenses are $6.95 for a spayed/neutered dog, and $8.95 for an unspayed/unneutered dog. All dogs 3 months and over require a license.
You may take an application with you to fill out, but your application is not official until it is submitted to the staff at the front desk.Īdopters living in Butler County adopting a dog will be required to purchase a dog license. We reserve the right to require more than 2 visits. Your second visit must happen within 48 hours of the first, but not the same day. Your first official visit occurs when you fill out and turn in the adoption application. We require 2 visits to be made before allowing an animal to be adopted. This is NOT included in the original adoption price.)
Select older dogs may require it as well. You will have 90 days from the time of adoption to complete a training course at the location of your choice. Upon completion of a training course, and providing us with a copy of the certificate, this deposit will be refunded. (All puppies under 6 months require mandatory obedience, which is a $50.00 deposit. Ěll Dogs and Cats over 5 years old: $50.00.ĝog who have been here more than 6 months: $60.00.
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