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. 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: We do not do walk in adoptions at the animal shelter. You must have a pre-approved application on file. Veterinary Reference verified for every animal listed in your home, both currently and any previous animals those records may be under. You must be a current state of Ohio resident (we do not ship animals under any circumstances.) 21 and over applicants preferred & if renting your home, landlord signed permission to adopt the dog or cat with housing pet rules (including a contact number) must be included for adoption.
Click to complete:
Prospective Adopter Form
Adoption Fee for Dogs and Puppies is $220.00
What is included in this fee?
4 way core vaccinations
Spay/Neuter Surgery
Dog Tag for current year and county required service fees
Flea and Tick Medication, de-worming
Adoption Fee for Cats and Kittens is $100.00
What is included in this fee?
FELV FIV test
3 way core vaccinations
Spay/Neuter surgery
Flea and Tick medication, de-worming
Other Important Information:
Young and vulnerable kittens and puppies are not kept onsite for extensive periods after intake, but placed in foster care or vet boarding, 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. Resident dogs and children encouraged to meet all pets prior to finalization of adoption.
Rescue/Transfer networks save lives!
We utilize rescue & transferring routinely for litters, owner surrenders, and medical cases that overwhelm our small budget. The summer and spring months require this space related movement even more so, when our volume is 40-120+ animals and intakes each week. You can inquire at any rescue or partnering facility we partner with to adopt from there, and are encouraged to support our wonderful network!
Local Adoption Partnerships:
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.
We are a county pound and open admit cat shelter, we have limited space but a high intake volume. Safe and swift placement saves lives. 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 deemed 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.
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.