Animal Safe Haven & Adoptions, Inc.
Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit community service rescue organization conducting TNR and no-kill animal fostering across Maryland.
Our Adoption Process
The first step is submitting the app, emailing the supporting documents detailed in your application to ASHAmaryland@gmail.com, and submitting the nonrefundable $15 adoption deposit via Donorbox.
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Schedule Home Check
We will reply to your application from Step 1 within 48 hours. We ask that you Reply All to ASHA's email within 48 hours, addressing any questions and providing your availability for the virtual home check interview. This focuses on ensuring you have all the basic supplies set up in an isolation/introduction room (when adopting a feline), and answering any questions you have.
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Schedule Meet & Greet Adoption Visit!
Once approved, you will receive an email with the adoption contract & adoption fee (minus your deposit), and the contact info of the foster parent for the pet you're interested in adopting. The foster parent will give their availability for the meet & greet visit at their home. These usually go perfectly, and the pet is adopted on the spot - as long as the adoption contract and adoption fee are submitted first. So be sure to bring a vet approved transportation carrier for your new furry family member!
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Kittens/Cats under 5 years of age: $150
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Cats over five years of age: $125
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We do offer a 15% discount for adopting 2 ADULT cats (over 1 year old) at once. As well as a 15% discount for police, military, teachers and healthcare frontline workers!
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Other animal fees are determined case by case.
As of February 1st 2023 the Adoption fees for non-feral indoor only cats is the following:
After Adoption
We do follow up with adopters to ensure all is going well. We encourage adopters to follow up with us if they have any questions or concerns at any point during our alumni animal's lifetime.
Please register your new pet's microchip immediately after adoption - we will send you a link for this via email.
For pets that are not yet spayed or neutered it is the adopter's responsibility to get the pet spayed or neutered by six (6) months of age, or within one (1) month of the date of adoption, whichever comes first. ASHA will try to provide spay and neuter appointments for kittens adopted prior to their alteration, which the adopter is responsible for paying for. We require adopters to provide ASHA with a copy of the Certificate of Spaying or Neutering immediately upon completion. This is legally required by our Adoption Contract.
If you move, please send us your new address ASAP so we can keep our system up to date.
Adopters must contact ASHA immediately if the adopted animal is lost, stolen, or dies.