Below is our application. 

You cannot (at this time) submit it directly from our website. 

You can however copy/ paste it into a word doc or an e-mail, fill it in and then send it to us via e-mail (to FosterKitties@gmail.com )  or print it off and bring it to one of our adoptathon events.  It is much more efficient if you e-mail it to us at least 24 hours in advance of an adoptathon so we have time to complete our pre-screening procedures.

Feline Adoption Application

Date:

Name:

Address:

City, State, Zip

Day Phone:

Evening Phone:

Cell Phone:

E-mail:

• Are you interested in adopting a particular cat?  please list name(s)   _______________________________ 
  
• Are you interested in adopting a cat or kitten? (please list age range)   ______________________________ _____

• When did you decide to adopt a cat or kitten?    ______________________________ ____________________

• Why are you specifically interested in adopting a cat (versus any other animal)?

• Have you (as an adult) owned and cared for your own cat before?     ______________________________ ___
• List all of the pets you’ve had as an adult (current and previous):

• Please list all members of your household including yourself  (family / roommates / frequent visitors) and their ages:
  1. ______________________________ _____________________________

2. ______________________________ _____________________________

3. ______________________________ _____________________________

4. ______________________________ _____________________________

5. ______________________________ ___________________________

• Do each of these people agree to adopting a cat?       ______________________________ ______________

• Is anyone allergic to cats that you know of?      ______________________________ ____________________

• Do you own or rent?  If you rent, please include complex name and phone number:

1. Have you discussed a new cat with your landlord?   ______________________________ __________

2. Have you paid any applicable pet deposit?    ______________________________ ________________

• Who is your current veterinarian? (name, city, phone number – if less than 1 yr, please include your previous veterinarian)

• How often should your cat be taken to the vets?       ______________________________ _________________

• Who will be the primary care taker for your cat?      ______________________________ _________________

• Where would your cat be kept during the day AND at nighttime – what type of lifestyle do you want your cat to live (indoor, outdoor, fenced yard, screened porch, etc)?   Why?

• Describe how your cat would spend its day:

• Are you planning on declawing your cat – if so, why and by what method?

• Cats often live to be 15 yrs or older – are you ready for this lifelong commitment?    ______________________

• Are you willing to give your new cat an adjustment period?    ______________________________ __________

• What behaviors would be unacceptable to you?

1. ______________________________ ______________________________ ________________________

2. ______________________________ ______________________________ ________________________

• Would you be willing to work on these behaviors with guidance from us? ______________________________

• How would you discipline your cat? ______________________________ ______________________________

______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ 

• Excluding your death, under what circumstances would you return your cat to us (moving, birth of child, allergies, scratches furniture, divorce /  marriage, etc)?    ______________________________ _____________

______________________________ ______________________________ _____________________________ 

• Have you every applied / adopted from a rescue group?        ______________________________ ___________
• How did you hear about Hobbes House?      ______________________________ ________________________

Applicant’s Signature:    ______________________________ ______________________________ ___________ 

Date:      ______________________________ ________ 

Hobbes House Representative:       ______________________________ ______________________________ ___