Finding loving homes.
When you adopt a shelter pet, you are helping reduce the homeless animal population while providing the love and safety they each deserve.
See Our Available Pets
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Visit Our Pets
Our adoption center is open for walk-ins Tuesday-Friday, 3 pm - 6 pm, and Saturday & Sunday, 12 pm -4 pm!
When you arrive at RAL, you will be greeted by either an adoption coordinator or an adoption volunteer. We welcome you to explore our dog and cat adoption areas, and if you connect with a particular pet, we encourage you to chat with a member of our adoption team. We handle adoptions in the order of arrival to ensure fairness in our adoption process.
Not all of our pets stay in the shelter; some of them are placed in foster homes. To see our adoption process for pets in foster care, click HERE.
*Please note that we are not able to hold pets nor accept early adoption questionnaires for a pet.
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Adoption Fees
Cat Adoption Fees
Kitten (under 6 months): $125
Young (6 - 12 months): $100
Adult (1 year+): $75
Better with a Buddy:
2 Kittens: $175
2 Young Kittens: $125
Dog Adoption Fees
Puppy (under 6 months): $250
Young (6 - 12 months): $200
Adult (1 year+): $150
Seniors Adopting Seniors:
Adopters 55+ adopting
Cats 11+ or Dogs 8+:
Pay what you want!
If you are interested in adopting one of our available pets in foster care, please complete our adoption questionnaire on their profile page by clicking the Application button. Once your questionnaire is received and reviewed, the Adoptions Team will contact you with more instructions. The foster parent will then reach out to schedule a virtual meet and greet. If you'd like to move forward with adopting after the virtual meet and greet, an adoption appointment will be scheduled at the shelter.
*Please note that we are not able to hold pets nor accept early adoption questionnaires for a pet.
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Adopting Pets in Foster Care
Frequently Asked Questions
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To meet a pet currently in foster care, we will need to receive a completed adoption application for that particular pet. Once we have it, we can put the pet on hold for you, contact the foster parent that there is an interested applicant, and have them give you a call to set up a meeting.
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We have joined the nationwide movement within shelters to eliminate breed labeling. Scientific evidence shows breed ‘guesses’ are wrong more than 70% of the time, and that less than 15% of their DNA actually affects the way they look! Our goal is to look beyond the physical appearance of a pet and the behavioral expectations of specific breeds to help find the right fit for you.
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We definitely encourage you to bring your dog to the shelter for a “meet & greet." Our adoption counselors can help you with this process. We are not able to do meet & greets for cats or with cats and dogs.
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We do not offer a “foster-to-adopt” program or a trial period. We encourage people to spend as much time as they need with a pet before deciding for sure that the adoption will be a good match for their family. Our adoption counselors are here to help you find the right fit!
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We can never 100% guarantee that any of our dogs are housetrained! Even a very well-trained dog may need some time to adjust to a new home. Most of our pets come from municipal shelters and we have very little information about their background. Our staff is happy to provide you with training resources to help!
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Generally speaking, we would love for all of our pets to enjoy being indoor companion animals for your family. We may have a small number of adult cats who we know would enjoy an outdoor lifestyle, and we would refer you to pick from one of those pets in particular.
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All of our pets are spayed or neutered, microchipped, dewormed, and given all age-appropriate vaccinations before going home. We also test dogs for heartworm and cats for feline leukemia.
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We encourage adopting multiple kittens together! Adult cats can be adopted together as well. We may adopt out multiple adult dogs together on a case by case basis. We do not allow adoptions of multiple puppies to one household at the same time.
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It is very important to us that we make a good match for your family, so we prefer that the person who will have primary ownership of the pet be there to meet the pet in person. We may allow a gift adoption for a family member. However, the recipient must be “on board” for this family addition.
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We encourage people to avoid declawing whenever possible.There are other, more humane alternatives, as well as plenty of training tips and tricks to prevent unwanted scratching. Here’s a great article about declawing if you’re looking for more information about the pros and cons of the procedure: http://pets.webmd.com/cats/guide/declawing-cats-positives-negatives-alternatives.
