This is the Dog! has adoption shows at the PETCO in the Kohl's Shopping Center in East Homestead off of Campbell Drive (8th Street) from 12 Noon to 3pm on the 1st & 3rd Saturday of every month.
If you would like to volunteer for This is the Dog!, please email pets@thisisthedog.com for information and volunteer waiver form. Community Service hours are provided.
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Who We Are
This Is The Dog! is a 501(c)(3) non profit animal adoption and rescue group. Our mission is help stop pet overpopulation. Every dog and cat that we rescue will be spay/neutered before adoption. Each animal will also be given medical care, socialization and microchip before being placed in a home. Our adoption process includes an application and contract. We will also help and encourage the community to spay and neuter their dogs and cats. We are a small group of volunteers and rely on the support and donations from friends and the community. Thank you.
Adopting a friend
ADOPTION PROCESS:
Complete Adoption Application and fax to 305-247-9127 or email pets@thisisthedog.com
Meet with the dog or cat at PETCO or at our partner veterinary clinics
Complete Adoption Contract
Adoption Donation $75 for cats and $150 for dogs over 6 months and $200 for pups under 6 months
Thank you!
Spay/Neuter Policy
Each year, thousands of healthy animals are euthanized in Miami. The reason is most often overpopulation. There simply isn't enough space in rescues and shelters to accommodate the thousands of animals that are found "stray" or surrendered by their owners when no longer convenient. The list of tragic reasons why healthy animals are killed goes on and on, but the core problem remains overpopulation. The cost to the community is staggering. Millions of dollars are spent each year euthanizing and disposing of our unwanted pet population, in addition to responding to constant complaints of nuisance, strays or dead animals.
This is the Dog!’s goal is to educate the public in the overpopulation crisis and take a firm stand on the spay/neuter issue by requiring all animals adopted from our organization be spay/neutered. In addition, all dogs and cats in the household must be spay/neutered before we can approve an applicant to adopt one of our dogs.
We realize that some people are unaware of the seriousness of homeless and unwanted pets and may have an unaltered animal. We also understand that some owners feel they are responsible, won't breed their pet, but prefer to keep their dog in a "whole" state for either personal reasons or "just not being aware" of the consequences of overpopulation. However, unless there is a legitimate medical reason for the animal to be unaltered, we allow no exceptions.
Please be a responsible guardian of your pets (and your neighbor's pets, if necessary) and have them spayed or neutered. Cats and dogs should be spayed or neutered prior to sexual maturity which typically occurs around five months of age. The procedure can safely be performed on cats and dogs anytime after 8 weeks of age.
The only way to stop the number of animals euthanized is to educate the public with the need to spay and neuter their dogs and cats and to stop irresponsible breeding.
Donations are very critical to our existence -- they help us to continue rescuing these pets and to make sure that they are healthy and properly socialized before being adopted.Thank you for considering an animal from This Is The Dog!
Donate online: www.firstgiving.com/thisisthedog
THANK YOU!!!
Come Visit Us!
Our dogs and cats are in Foster homes and boarded at Local Vet offices in Homestead, FL
This Is The Dog Serving Key West to Broward and Palm Beach
This is the Dog for you!! It's worth the drive to find your forever friend!
Homestead, FL 33030
Phone: 305-508-PETS (7387)
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