Welcome to LCAS-
a local non-profit, solving a local problem

Our adoption process is designed to help you and the right dog find each other.
Our goal is to place each dog into a permanent, safe, and loving home.

LCAS's
Adoption Process:
All animals are fostered in private homes. We are hosted for adoption events all over Northern California, but mostly at Pet Food Express in Petaluma and Novato, and Pet Co in Santa Rosa. The adoption events are listed on our events page. Apply for the pup you are interested in, participate in a phone interview, submit pictures of your yard and proof of home ownership or landlord letter, then come to the event and meet the dogs! If multiple applications are received for the same dog, applications that are APPROVED are placed in order of submission date and the earliest approved application has first choice, and so on down the line.

To adopt a pet from us, you must:

Complete an Adoption Form for Dogs.
OR
Complete an Adoption Form for cats.

If you do not own your home, you must have your landlord complete the Landlord Letter.
If you do own your home, you must provide proof of home ownership in the form of a copy of the mortgage statement or tax bill.
Be interviewed by an adoption counselor.
Choose, and be chosen by, the right dog.
Allow a home visit by an adoption counselor.
With our approval, sign our Adoption Agreement, and pay the associated fee.

If you come to an Adoption Day, the process of adopting can be completed in any order; otherwise you must complete an Adoption Questionnaire before we can assist you further. Normally, all our requirements must be met.

After we receive your online Adoption Questionnaire, we will call you to begin the adoption process. We encourage potential adopters to come to one or more Adoption Days because that is the best way to meet several dogs and puppies and to find your new companion.

If you attend an Adoption Day and choose a dog, you may be able to adopt the same day, if all adoption requirements are met. The entire adoption process can be completed on the same day, or it may take longer.

If you can not come to any Adoption Day, we will try to assist you using email, the mail, and the telephone. This will probably take longer because the people who will help you are volunteers who have full time jobs, and scheduling meetings with dogs can be complex because our dogs live in many homes and kennels. We DO NOT have a central facility.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT DOG DESCRIPTIONS
Please remember that the descriptions of dogs (of Dogs Available) have been written by our volunteers and are usually based only upon our observation of the dog since the time it was rescued. While we try to provide dog descriptions that are fair and accurate, the nature of our work involves contact with dogs whose background and history are unknown to us. LCAS cannot warrant or guarantee any dog's future behavior. For example, if we say that a rescue dog gets along with children, cats, or other dogs, this statement is usually based upon the fact that one of our volunteers has observed the dog interacting with his or her own children or pets. While this information may be helpful, we cannot be certain of how a dog will do with the children or pets in your home. If you are considering adopting, we encourage you to come to one of our Adoption Days and meet our rescue dogs. Ultimately, only you can decide whether one of our dogs is right for you.
 

Our Goals
To help you meet your new best friend
To encourage responsible pet ownership in Lake County and beyond.
To minimize the number of companion animals put to sleep every day.
To raise funds for a new County Shelter in order to meet the needs of our ever growing community.
To help you keep your pet