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I'm Sylva Kelegian with Expert Village and I'm here with Simone Luncher from Pet Mania
in Burbank. We've rescued thousands of animals together and apart and Simone is going to
show you the contract. When we adopt a dog, when we rescue a dog and we adopt a dog out,
we make sure that dog is going to the home, and a cat, is going to a home that is right
for that animal. However, we cover the dog and make sure that dog is going to be safe
for the rest of his life, his or her life by having them sign a contract and Simone
will tell you about the contract. Well the contract basically is just telling you all
about the really good things, take your animal to the vet if he is sick, provide flea treatment
during the summer and things like this but it also has like certain things covered like
if there is any problem with the animal. You do have five days where you can actually change
your mind and bring the animal back for a full refund because I want to just be fair
and give everybody a sort of a chance. After that five day period of course we can't give
the money back but we always take our animals back in if something happens that they can't
keep the animal for whatever reason. It's just like basically a contract saying all
the good stuff and you know, there is also a date and then also a deposit. If you do
adopt a kitten or a puppy too young to be spayed or neutered, you have to pay a deposit
with us and also then a date specified on the contract when you have to have that done.
What you do, you just bring me the proof of spaying or neutering back and you get your
fifty dollars deposit back. And then also of course, there is a vaccination schedule
for people who are confused about when to vaccinate the animal. And the dogs and cats
can be returned at any time, whether it's two weeks later or five years later. The contract
states that they're not allowed to give the dog or the cat to a friend to a shelter to
anywhere. The dog or the cat has got to come back to the pet store. If the dog or the cat
has to be given up and say the neighbors have fallen in love with the dog or the cat, they
would call the pet store and say we have to give our cat or dog up but our neighbors are
interested, then Simone would go over to the neighbors and do a home check and make sure
that that's a suitable home and then the dog or the cat can be transferred over there.
But unless that happens, the dog or the cat has got to come back to the store and then
it finds another home. My contracts state, I have my own contracts, and mine state that
my dogs or cats come back to me and I'll take care of them at any time and find them another
home. And most rescuers, any rescuer worth their salt has a contract that states that
and also has a contract that states the dog must wear id tags at all times and the microchipping
is usually done before the dog is adopted but also that people will not put the dog
down for any reason other than old age and really not being able to be saved anymore.
Otherwise, the dog comes back or the cat comes back to the rescue group.