Thank you for your interest in adoption and/or fostering. Our adoptable animals are posted to our Facebook page timeline, Coshocton County Animal Shelter & HATA. To meet and adopt a pet from our shelter, we require a brief application first (below) This can be completed for an animal of interest posted or to tell us more about you as an adopter, while you await the perfect fit. We welcome you to inquire about any posted animals and follow up with us regarding your application at any time, by emailing hataofccas@yahoo.com.
Applicant FYI:
•Veterinary Reference verified for every animal listed in your home, both currently and any previous animals those records may be under
•State of Ohio resident (we do not ship animals under any circumstances)
•21 and over applicants
•Landlord permission for renters and contact number must be provided
Coshocton county and local families are prioritized in regards to application submissions.
We require dogs in the home to meet potential cats or kittens, prior to adoption.
Click to complete:
Prospective Adopter Form
Adoption Fee for Dogs and Puppies is $220.00
What is included in this fee?
*DHPP vaccination #1
*Spay or Neuter Surgery (valued at $250.00-$450.00)
*Dog Tag for current year and county required service fees $25.00
*Flea and Tick Medication (type varies but valued at $30.00-*80.00)Adoption Fee for Cats and Kittens is $100.00
What is included in this fee?
*FELV FIV testing value of $55.00
*FVRCP vaccination #1 (if they have vaccine history prior to intake, we still boost them here) valued at $15.00
*Spay and Neuter surgery (valued at $250.00+ dollars)
*Flea and Tick medication (type varies but valued at $15.00-$80.00)
Other Important Information:
Adoptable kittens and puppies are not kept onsite for extensive periods after intake, but in foster care, to ensure health & wellness to the best of our ability.
A meet and greet appointment is scheduled with an approved applicant, once veterinary care is complete.
We seekout rescue routinely for litters, summer and spring months when our volume is in the hundreds each week. We often place single pups up for adoption when we have a foster to assist. Large litters require far more than we can commonly provide both financially & long term. You can inquire at any rescue or partnering facility we partner with to adopt from there, and are encouraged to support our wonderful network!
Coshocton Veterinary Clinic, Dr. Christy and team assist us with many adoptions and meet & greets. Clinic coordinator Kelly (voluntarily) provides assistance like photographs as well, to increase adoption rates from our facility! We also partner with the Chatty Cat Cafe, Zanesville where you can adopt alumni from our facility.
To avoid humane euthanasia for space, we utilize all the helping hands we can. We serve a higher volume of animals, in comparison to neighboring county “no kill” shelters, simply by opening our door to them. Being an open intake facility and receiving the animals is our goal first and foremost. Returning strays to owners as a county facility is also of great importance to us here as well. Assessment for adoption or rescue/transfer follows in most cases. Most stray dog intakes, are claimed by rightful owners. We do not adopt out dogs who are deemeed unsafe, aggressive, behaviorally concerning for men, women, and children, cats or livestock. We do not hold cats indefinitely who fail to thrive, and struggle in this shelter environment. We adopt out animals who are proven to be friendly, gentle, loving and do not have severe medical issues or other concerns verbalized to us at surrender. We rarely have adoption returns, because we work so tirelessly to match prospective families with the best of the best in regards to demeanor found in rescue animals.
Foster Information:
If you are interested in fostering, amongst other criteria that will be reviewed, you must be located in Coshocton county. This is due to frequent drop offs at our local veterinary offices and maintenance of supplies needs convenience. Please complete the above form but in last column include what you’re interested in fostering (age, type, special needs, seniors). All items for the fosters are provided at no cost to the foster family.