Partners For Pets of South Florida Inc.
Everyday dogs and cats are abandoned on the streets. With just a little love and attention you can make one of these lost souls into a soulmate for life!
Partners For Pets is a non-profit, 501c3 organization. Every cent given to us (and then some) goes toward caring for the animals. Vet bills, food bills, medicine, towels, cleaning supplies, comfort items such as dog beds and cat scratching posts, the cost of a new cat house, kennel fees, spaying and neutering, testing. These are just some of the costs that must be covered. No, we do not get any government monies. For some reason people think organizations like ours do, but no, we do not. When you find a pet that needs help, please remember this, whether you turn the pet in to us or to another organization. Even if you can only give a small amount towards these items, it is helpful.
Partners For Pets prefers to take in pets from the street. We will list your pet on out site as a courtesy, but we cannot take every pet that needs rehoming. We hope you consider carefully before you try to find your pet another home the dangers involved. No matter how carefully people are screened, it is always possible they are not the home they make themselves out to be. There are too many pets and not enough homes cannot be emphasized too much!!
We do not adopt out our dogs to people who rent, and yes, we do check. The reason is we get so many calls from people who are moving and "can't take my dog with me".
Our adoption fees vary according to how much money we have put into the dog, how old or young the dog is, how large or small and if the dog is purebreed or not. We want to chip the dogs but if you have been listening to the news, the Vets are trying to make chipping surgery and we may not be able to much longer. if you have a dog now get it done before they do this as it is only about $30.00 - $40.00 right now! We do give the vaccinations, including rabies and we test the dogs for heartworm only. We do test the cats for the feline leukemia and AIDS. We want our dogs and cats to be treated as part of the family, which means if they are sick they need to go to the doctor just as you would take your child. Please be sure this is an expense you can afford because it is now VERY expensive to own a pet. We will expect you to give us the name of your current vet and if this is a first pet, we will want the name of the vet you intend to use.
Some people are dissapointed when they are turned down for lack of a fence. A fence is necessary because so many of our dogs were once strays. Other families may be out of our adoption area, making it difficult to conduct our required home visit and our post-adoption follow-ups.
If this is the case, then PFP encourages potential adopters to visit and support the shelters in their areas. There are many reasons why we may not be able to help every person who fills out one of our applications, but the comfort and safety of the pets in our care must be out number one concern.
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Partners For Pets of South Florida Inc.
