{"id":66,"date":"2014-01-13T21:36:54","date_gmt":"2014-01-13T21:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barbaramartinpiano.com\/sacredsycamore\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2026-01-24T15:41:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T20:41:35","slug":"adopt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.sacredsycamoreanimalrescue.org\/?page_id=66","title":{"rendered":"ADOPT A PET"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sacredsycamoreanimalrescue.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.sacredsycamoreanimalrescue.org\/?page_id=66\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"225px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Adopt a Pet <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please:<\/strong> download, fill out, and email the following application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!selectors.core.file.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"http:\/\/www.sacredsycamoreanimalrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sacred-Sycamore-Adoption-Application-Updated-2025.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Sacred-Sycamore-Adoption-Application-Updated-2025.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-3f9e326c-a75f-4413-a0f8-74d8a78ad9c7\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sacredsycamoreanimalrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sacred-Sycamore-Adoption-Application-Updated-2025.pdf\">Sacred-Sycamore-Adoption-Application-Updated-2025<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sacredsycamoreanimalrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sacred-Sycamore-Adoption-Application-Updated-2025.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-3f9e326c-a75f-4413-a0f8-74d8a78ad9c7\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Adoption Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>1. Completed application.&nbsp;<strong>Email<\/strong>&nbsp;completed applications to <a href=\"mailto:sacredsycamoreanimalrescue@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sacredsycamoreanimalrescue@gmail.com<\/a> AND <a href=\"mailto:murfeen1@tds.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">murfeen1@tds.net<\/a>. Applications that are not completely filled out will not be considered for adoption. There will be a waiting period while application is being processed due to the volume received. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note<\/strong>: We will reach out if your application is approved. We may not respond if we feel as if your application is incomplete or not a fair match to one of our dogs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Home inspection &amp; meet and greet with all pets\/people in home required after application is approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>3. An&nbsp;<strong>Adoption Agreement<\/strong>&nbsp;will be required to finalize all adoptions.&nbsp;<strong>Adoption fees&nbsp;<\/strong>are listed below. This will NOT be collected until time of signing agreement. We do not charge an application fee or accept \u201cholds\u201d on animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Speciality breed puppies (under 1 year) (AKC recognized) $500<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Puppies (6 months and under) $350<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Young Adult Dogs (up to 1 year of age) $300<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adult Dogs (over 1 year of age) $250<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Senior Dogs (over 6 years of age) $150-$200<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bonded pairs will often have different adoption fees to encourage adoption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Your Adoption Fee Covers:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Microchipping<\/strong>&nbsp;of your new pet.<br>\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Heartworm<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>flea<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>preventive<\/strong>&nbsp;while in our care.<br>\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Vaccinations up to date.<\/strong>&nbsp;(Baby\/young puppies may require an additional set of boosters or rabies vaccination in the future which will be your responsibility.)<br>\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Spaying and neutering<\/strong>&nbsp;(all dogs in our care, no exceptions).<br>\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Heartworm testing.<\/strong>&nbsp;Heartworm test done on puppies over 6 months and if their mother tested positive for heartworm. A&nbsp;<em>heartworm<\/em>&nbsp;is a parasitic worm (<em>Dirofilaria immitis<\/em>) that lives in the heart and pulmonary arteries of an infected animal.<br>\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Deworming<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>additional treatments<\/strong>. Worms are common in dogs and&nbsp;<em>puppies<\/em>&nbsp;and may include roundworms, hookworms, tapeworms, whipworms, and coccidia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Adoptable Pets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To view all of our currently available dogs, please visit our PetFinder or Adopt-a-Pet pages, linked below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.petfinder.com\/member\/us\/in\/plainfield\/sacred-sycamore-animal-rescue-in497\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PetFinder<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adoptapet.com\/shelter\/86685-sacred-sycamore-animal-rescue-plainfield-indiana?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=--19547242698&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=644686413296&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAx8PKBhD1ARIsAKsmGbcOovnQkyChq7Y3SvtG_uj8qJPWcNdUK-5S6Qt88qlF0d_M2z1KlP8aAjsCEALw_wcB&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=19547242698&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAou6rhRPZB0gmE-7rfdD7FlthAgEJ&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAx8PKBhD1ARIsAKsmGbcOovnQkyChq7Y3SvtG_uj8qJPWcNdUK-5S6Qt88qlF0d_M2z1KlP8aAjsCEALw_wcB\">Adopt-A-Pet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Adopt a Pet Please: download, fill out, and email the following application. Adoption Requirements 1. Completed application.&nbsp;Email&nbsp;completed applications to sacredsycamoreanimalrescue@gmail.com AND murfeen1@tds.net. Applications that are not completely filled out will not be considered for adoption. 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