Step 3: The animal’s foster will email you with a meet-up date, time and location of their choosing. Please understand that this may take a few days and that filling out the application does not guarantee you will be able to adopt the animal. You will receive an email from our shelter or the foster when this step is complete. To meet animals in foster homes, your application must be approved first. Step 2: Fill out our Foster Adoption Application with your information. Send an email to the email address listed in the animal’s bio to connect with the Foster Parent. The ones with a blue banner on the bottom of their photo indicate that they are in a foster home and are not in our shelter. Step 1: Check out the adoptable cats, dogs and small companion animals listed on our website. ** Please note: Animals listed on our adoption pages may still be on stray hold and pending reunion with their owners, or have an existing pending adoption application. Pick-up arrangements for unaltered animals and/or animals still on a stray hold will be made during your adoption class. What else to expect: Animals who are already spayed/neutered and past their stray hold (if applicable) can often go home with you the same day. Once your application is approved, you will participate in an adoption class where you will learn all of the details about your new adopted family member, including their known history and medical records. Step 4: When you have selected the right animal for you, our Adoptions Team will run your Adoption Application for approval. A volunteer or staff member will help you meet your chosen animals to make a match! Step 3: Tour our adoption rooms and write down the names of animals that you would like to meet. Your application will be processed after you meet the animal. You may also pre-fill our Shelter Adoption Application ahead of time online to save time when you are at the shelter. When you arrive, you will first be asked to fill out our Shelter Adoption Application with your information. Step 2: Visit our shelter during adoption hours (Monday-Friday 2-6 p.m. Click here for our adoption process for animals in foster homes. Step 1: Check out the adoptable cats, dogs and small companion animals listed on our website.** Animals with a blue “I’m in Foster” banner are not currently in our shelter. Address: 2490 Giles Road, Baltimore, MD 21225

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