Greta's Haven Pet Rescue

Any pet that you adopt from Greta's Haven Pet Rescue will have had all necessary and age appropriate veterinary care. This will include wellness check-ups, vaccinations, de-worming medications, exotic animal dietary supplements and preventative medications.

As an adopter, you will be provided with copies of all of your new pet's medical records. Any pre-existing conditions will be explained to you and potential care beyond regular wellness visits and vaccinations that the pet may need (if any) will be described.

Any animal that can be spayed or neutered to prevent breeding will have the procedure completed before leaving our care. Puppies and kittens can be altered as early as eight weeks of age by our vet. Pediatric spay/neuter has been proven to be a low-risk process and, in our experience, the younger animals recover more quickly and with fewer complications than do older animals. Because spay and neuter are surgical procedures, we will retain the animal in our care for at least a week post-surgery to ensure that the pet heals properly. This provides you, the adopter, an extra level of assurance that you are getting a healthy animal that is ready for its new home.

Any animal that cannot be spayed, neutered or otherwise sterilized such as small rodents and reptiles will only be adopted out on a strict contract which prohibits  breeding the animal.

Because we work with only a few animals at a time in a home-based situation, we will be able to tell you about your new pet's personality, likes, dislikes and quirks. Knowing these things will help speed the bonding process between you and your new pet.

Knowing a pet's personality also helps us to find it an appropriate home. Each pet has individual needs and we screen homes carefully to ensure that those needs will be met.

Pets in our care have a basic level of species appropriate training. Adult dogs will be housetrained and cats will be litter-box trained before being placed. Most dogs will know sit, stay and down before leaving our care and some dogs will know additional commands.

We know that not every adoption will go smoothly. Despite all of the efforts of both the rescue and the adopter sometimes a pet just does not "fit" in its new home.

Greta's Haven Pet Rescue offers a four week trial adoption period on every pet. If during this time you decide that the pet is not working out you may return it to us for a full refund of the adoption fee.

Our dedication to a pet's welfare does not end upon its adoption.

If ever an adopter has changed circumstances that offer no recourse other than to give up the pet, Greta's Haven Pet Rescue requires that the pet be returned to the rescue's care.