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give animals in need the safe and happy life they all deserve. Almost Home Animal Rescue believes that no animal is expendable.
Adopting a friend:
The animals, lucky enough to find refuge with Almost Home, are all in loving foster homes. If you are interested in the possibility of giving one of the animals a new lease on life, please contact us. The contact information is listed at the end of each biography.
What you need to do to adopt:
If you would like to adopt a pet in need from Almost Home, basically, an application must be filled out. We will check two personal references and a vet reference. If you are approved for adoption, there is a trial period of about one week to make sure this is the animal for you and you are the person for the animal. Along with the trial period, a contract must be signed that basically states that if ever you cannot keep the animal that you must return the animal to Almost Home. Last but not least, a home check will be done.
Meet & Greets:
An approved application is required. This does not mean that you have to adopt but that you are approved to do so if everything works out. Since we are foster based, this limits the amount of people coming to our homes.
Well, howdy there—name’s Dan Tucker. Don’t ask me how I ended up in a shelter, ‘cause truth be told, I don’t rightly know. One day I was just living life the way a good ol’ hound ought to, and the next I was behind bars wondering what I did wrong. Far as I can tell, my foster family doesn’t know either—they just keep lookin’ at me and shakin’ their heads, saying, “He’s perfect. How on earth did he end up here?”
I’m four years old, 52 pounds, and built with the kind of heart that beats only for people. I’m a gentleman—no barking, no jumping, no climbing on the furniture. I know my manners, I’m housebroken, I walk easy on a leash, and I do my best to make life smooth and simple for the folks who care about me.
Truth is, I can be whatever you need. Want a couch potato buddy to keep your toes warm and listen while you tell your stories? I’m your boy. Want a partner to stretch his legs beside you on an adventure? I’ll trot right along and never complain.
All I want—all I’ve ever wanted—is someone to call mine. Someone who’ll look into these big hound eyes and say, “Dan Tucker, you’re home for good.”
Please don’t let me keep wonderin’ why I was left behind. Open your heart, and I promise you’ll never regret it.
Yours truly,
Dan Tucker
*Guest Posting
If you would like to meet your new best friend, contact the Adoption Coordinator at infoalmosthometn or 865-236-0830. To fill out an application, go to .almosthometn. If you cannot get it to work, let us know and we will email it to you in a different format.
ADOPTION FEE:
The adoption fee for a cat is $85.
The adoption fee for a kitten is $100. The adoption fee does include the kittens being fixed and their rabies shot when they are old enough through one of our local vets.
The adoption fee for a dog is $200.
The adoption fee for a puppy is $250. The adoption fee does include the puppies being fixed and their rabies shot when they are old enough through one of our local vets.
Mature pet adoption fees are sometimes reduced.
The adoption fee for pure bred dogs and cats will vary due to health and age of pet. This helps support our ill animals and our mutts that get left in the system longer.
We do reserve the right to change the fees higher or lower due to the circumstance of the animal but what was stated above are the usual adoption fees. Microchipped pets will have a higher adoption fee. Our adoption fees do not cover the cost of the vetting and care the animal has received with us and if it ever does, the money just goes back it to helping other animals in need.