POUND PUPPY ANIMAL RESCUE

Terms and Conditions of Adoption

In the text below "Dog" will be taken to mean any canine of any age or sex.

Pound Puppy Animal Rescue offers animals only to adopters who accept these terms and conditions. Pound Puppy Animal Rescue reserves the right to remove a dog if it is convinced that the owner has violated a term or condition.

• The Dog's Health: There is no guarantee that the dog is or will be free of disease or behavioural disorders. Pound Puppy Animal Rescue makes every effort to confirm that a dog is healthy and socially acceptable before homing it. We cannot, however, exclude the possibility of a lurking disorder in a particular animal.
• Similarly, Pound Puppy Animal Rescue cannot guarantee the parentage, breed or age of any dog, nor in the case of a puppy, its future size or appearance.
• The owner will notify Pound Puppy Animal Rescue immediately if a dog should become sick (e.g. diarrhoea) within two weeks of adoption. Pound Puppy Animal Rescue will then need to have the animal inspected by one of our own vets to discover whether a sick dog could have infected other dogs in our care.
• The dog will be fed, watered and maintained in good condition and have adequate exercise every day.
• The dog will have regular veterinary health checks and routine immunisations at the owner's expense. If the dog appears ill or injured, the owner must take timely advice from a qualified veterinary surgeon at the owner's expense.
• The owner will pay for the dog to be neutered. Adult dogs that are potentially fertile at the time of adoption must be sterilised immediately, subject to veterinary advice. Male puppies must be neutered before six months of age, females three months after their first season, subject to veterinary advice.
• The dog will always wear a suitable collar with an identity tag. Microchipping is also recommended but not as a substitute for a collar tag.
• Every change of the owner's address will be reported to Pound Puppy Animal Rescue.
• Any representative of Pound Puppy Animal Rescue will, at any reasonable time, be granted the access necessary to inspect the dog and his home.
• If, for any reason, the dog has to be given up, it will be returned to Pound Puppy Animal Rescue.
• Donations received are not refundable under any circumstances.
• The owner will take the dog to a minimum of six training classes.

Page updated: 9th September 2007