Available for Adoption   

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UPDATE:  Underdog Rescue will NOT be holding our weekly adoption event on Saturday, July 4, 2009.  Please join us again when the event resumes on Saturday, July 11, 2009.  See you there!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: To ensure the safety and well-being of our foster animals, Underdog Rescue will no longer accept checks as form of payment for adoption fees.  If you want to pay using a credit card on Paypal, a $10.00 processing fee on all adoption fees will apply. 

Need to pay the adoption fee?  Click on the logo below to pay the fee on-line. 

                         

All of our available pets, who are updated daily, can be viewed on our website and on Petfinder.com. 

Underdog Rescue and Placement has weekly adoption events, held on Saturday from 12:30 - 2:30 pm,  at urbAnimal in Minneapolis (check our calendar of events for updates).

Several of our cats and kittens are fostered at urbAnimal in Minneapolis, and can be viewed daily. 

All of our sponsored pets are medically evaluated by a veterinarian, and are cared for in foster homes until they are placed.  Our animals are spayed or neutered (if they are three months or older) and most are micro-chipped before they are re-homed. All dogs are tested for heartworm.   All cats are tested for Feline Leukemia.

If you are considering adopting one of our pets, keep in mind that we have several policies regarding placement.

1. We only adopt to homes within 60 miles of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2. We will not place female dogs in homes with current female dogs.
3. We will not place our pets in homes with unaltered animals.
4. We have a strict NO DECLAW policy, where adopters must agree to never declaw adopted cats. For more information on declawing and its alternatives, please visit www.declawing.com
5. We have a lifetime commitment to our animals, all adopters must agree to return their pets to us if placement is not deemed successful. 
6. We strongly encourage continued socialization and formal obedience training for all dogs under the age of eight.
7. If you have children younger than 5 years, and do not already have a canine in your home, understand that adding a dog or cat will be like adding a permanent 2 year old to your responsibilities.  For this reason, we will only place our pets in homes with children younger than 5 on a case-by-case basis.  Keep in mind that completing an adoption contract means you understand that all adoption fees are non-refundable. 

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Why Adult Cats Need Homes More Than Kittens

A few statistics affecting adult cat placement are:

• 71% of cats that enter animal shelters are euthanized

• "Kitten season" occurs from early spring to late fall, where an average female cat can produce three litters of kittens in this short time. An average liter is 4-6. One mother cat can produce 18 kittens in one kitten season. A female cat can begin having litters as early as 6 months old.

• Animal Control facilities usually euthanize the mother cat as soon as the kittens can be weaned to prevent more litters. Female cats in Animal Control facilities are at the highest risk of immediate euthanasia.

• Kittens are cute and cuddly and easier to place than their larger counterparts-Cats.

Underdog Rescue currently has several adult cats who are in need of homes. Most of our adult female cats were rescued from Animal Control while still pregnant in order to protect them and their unborn from euthanasia. Their kittens have long been placed in new homes, yet they remain waiting. Our cats are all altered, medically and behaviorally tested (including feline leukemia), updated on shots, and totally willing to warm laps and hearts. Please consider them for your family.