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Welcome to our Adoption Program

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Thank you for your interest with adopting from Our Companions!

 

The Our Companions Adoption Program aims to find loving homes for our animals and to facilitate customized adoptions that meet both the adopter and animal’s needs for a wonderful life together.

 

Our team provides support from the start of the adoption journey and throughout the animal’s entire life including pre-adoption counseling, assistance while the animal is settling in, and life-long support.

 

We look forward to helping you find your perfect pet match!

Our Adoptable Animals

View all of our animals up for adoption below! You can look through photos, learn more about their personalities, and their needs in a home. For any questions about a particular animal up for adoption, please contact our Helpline at 860-242-9999 or email [email protected].

Adoption Process

Click here to expand our step-by-step adoption process below!

Adoption Consulting

 

The Our Companions Adoption Program also offers adoption consulting for people just starting their search.

 

We'll discuss your interests in adopting, the type of pet you're seeking to adopt, and help you navigate next steps to finding a great pet for you and your home.

These meetings are free to the public and held in person at our Valerie Friedman Program Center in Manchester, CT, however a Zoom meeting is an option. Registration is required. 

Please keep in mind that adoption consulting is not required as part of our adoption process and there are no animals at this location.

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Adoption Information

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Our Companions wants to make sure adopters have everything they need to help their new pet transition well. Therefore, we include the following with our adoptions:

  • All of our pets receive a veterinary wellness exam and vet records are provided at the time of adoption.
  • They are vaccinated as appropriate, spayed or neutered, and treated for internal and external parasites.
  • Dogs are tested for Lyme and Heartworm. Cats are tested for FeLV and FIV.
  • Most pets are microchipped prior to adoption, if not, we do provide microchips at the time of adoption free of charge.
  • Cats and dogs will usually be sent to their new home with daily care information, and may include a favorite toy, bed, and/or blanket to make their transition more comfortable.
  • Our Companions provides transitioning advice and support when the pet is first moving in. Follow-up is provided for the first year and beyond as needed. You are welcome to reach out at any time after that as well. Our advice is always free!
  • Dog adopters are offered Positive Reinforcement Dog Training Classes at our Valerie Friedman Program Center in Manchester, CT. Our group training classes follow a Pay-What-You-Can system. We do also offer one free private training session with you and your new pet post-adoption.

Our Companions does not charge an adoption fee. Instead, we do ask for a suggested donation at the time of adoption. On average, donations can range from $100-$500.

All of our adoption applications can be submitted online. Depending on the type of pet you're interested in adopting, here are all of our adoption applications:

If you have any issues with submitting an application, please contact our Helpline at 860-242-9999 or email [email protected].

Please click here to view our step-by-step adoption process. For more details, you can learn more here.

We offer a personalized adoption process, with an individual pet Adoption Caseworker assigned to work with you throughout the process. Making an ideal match for both pet and adopter is our highest priority. In addition, we offer a Lifetime Promise to each animal that is adopted to make sure our adopters have the help they need to care for their pet.

This promise is made to every single animal that is adopted through our organization, both through our Sanctuary and Rehoming Programs. We promise to fully support all of our animals post-adoption to keep people and their pets together. By following up with adopters post-adoption, we can provide guidance and assistance to ensure both the pets and their families are set up for success.

Though we understand things happen, life changes, and maybe these pets and their families can no longer be together. Our Lifetime Promise includes a safety net agreement where we will welcome back any animal that we’ve adopted.

To hear testimonials from a couple of our adopters about our Lifetime Promise, click here.

For any questions, please contact the Our Companions Helpline by leaving a message at 860-242-9999 ext. 302 or [email protected]. Your message will be dispatched to our amazing team that will contact you within a couple of days to answer any questions you may have and to provide more information about our adoption program or adoptable animals.

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Testimonials from OC Adopters

Babs/Zuko is adjusting well and has already become our lap cat! We are very happy to have him, we can't thank you enough for all the care you've given him. You are awesome, and so is Our Companions.

-Mary, adopted Mr. Babs/Zuko

Acacia is continuing to settle in nicely. We’ve discovered she’s a night owl (like me!) and seems to enjoy chasing her tail around in circles on my bed. Thank you for checking in, and thank you again for allowing us to bring this wonderful girl into our home!

-Rebeccah, adopted Acacia

I am thrilled to tell you that Magic is progressing so well! In the last two days she has made actual contact with me. Thank you for all the good work you and Our Companions have done with her, so she can be this quick to begin opening up to me and my space.

-Bobbi, adopted Magic

AMAZING!! She is a perfect match. Thank you so much for all your help and the wonderful companion that I am so excited to know.

-Heather, adopted Opal/Bindhi

Her transition has been more than we could have hoped for and she is just a wonderfully sweet and affectionate girl.

-Diane & Frank, adopted Heidi/Lulu

We are having such a good time together. I really can't get over how much joy he meets the world with. I can never thank you and the rest of the rescue enough. Jake is so sweet, and he's brought me so much joy!

-Carrie, adopted Jake

I'm still totally happy with my little Foxy, and I’ve been passing on info Our Companions to friends who give the slightest indication of wanting a dog!

-Christine, adopted Kiwi/Foxy

I really appreciates all the advice and support. I've learned so much throughout this process and really appreciate all the help.

-Angela, adopted Chance

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