The Avery Foundation
Our Mission
Our mission is to help abandoned and vulnerable animals through foster care, rehabilitation, and ultimately adoption; To guide potential adopters to the best fit for their family to ensure a forever home; and To promote responsible pet ownership through humane education: specifically of the importance of routine veterinary care, spay/neutering and enrichment needs. Ultimately creating a happy and healthy life for as many animals as possible.
Adoption Policy
Our adoption process has several steps:
Application: The first step in the application process is to fill out an online adoption application.
Reference Check: We will contact the veterinary and personal references that have been provided.
Animal Meet & Greet: If approved for the next step, The Avery Foundation coordinates a meet-and-greet with the animal and the applicant in order to familiarize themselves with each other and see if it’s an appropriate match. This takes place at the foster home. After the meet-and-greet is finished, we will touch base with the foster home and discuss how the meeting went. If there were concerns, a member of the Avery team will contact the family to notify them and discuss.
Home Visit: If after the meet & greet the adopter is interested in pursuing the adoption and are found to be a good match, we will coordinate a date and time to perform a home visit and interview. This takes place in the applicant’s home. This step is mandatory to ensure that the home is safe for the animal, and the adoption process cannot be complete without doing so.
Contract Signing: If there are no concerns that arise during the home visit, at the end of it we will review and sign the adoption contract. By signing this contract, the family is agreeing to our terms and conditions. If we feel the family is no longer suitable for the animal, we do have the right to reject an application at this point in the process.
Animal Transferred to Adoptive Home: The adoption fee is to be paid by e-transfer before pickup. Once received, pickup arrangements can be made with the foster. The adopter will need to bring a cat carrier with them for transport home.