Adoption Process & Information

When you are interested in adopting a pet, you will be asked to fill out a pre-adoption application that will assist us in matching you with a pet that would best suit your lifestyle. Additionally, you will need to provide identification (driver’s license) and proof that you may have a pet at your residence (lease, mortgage statement, or tax bill). You must be at least 18 years of age in order to adopt a pet.

SRAS Fee Schedule

Adoption Fees

Adoption fees allow us to recoup some of our medical expenses as we prepare pets for their forever homes.

Our Dogs

Puppies (under 1 year old) — $520
Adult dogs (1 year and up) — $400

All dogs and puppies include spay/neuter, age-appropriate vaccines, microchip, 4DX Snap testing (screens for 7 vector-borne pathogens across four major diseases: Heartworm, Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis, and Ehrlichiosis), monthly flea & tick preventative, deworming, and a martingale collar. Senior pets also include a senior blood panel.

These services would typically cost in excess of $800 at a private vet.

Pets also go home with a supply of the food they’ve been receiving at the shelter to maintain a consistent diet as they adjust to their new home.

Download Dog Adoption Application

Download SRAS Dog Adoption Packet

Our Cats

Kittens (under 1 year) — $225
Cats (over 1 year) — $175

All cats and kittens include spay/neuter, age-appropriate vaccines, microchip, as well as FIV/FELV test, flea/tick preventative, and deworming on intake. Senior pets also include a senior blood panel.

These services would typically cost in excess of $500 at a private vet.

Pets also go home with a supply of the food they’ve been receiving at the shelter to maintain a consistent diet as they adjust to their new home.

Download Cat Adoption Application

Download SRAS Cat Adoption Packet

Adoption Requirements

Adoption requirements include:
🐾  All household members must meet the new pet
🐾  Proof of homeownership (e.g. mortgage statement or property tax bill) or if you rent, landlord approval/lease allowing pets
🐾  Meet & greet required for any resident dogs
🐾  Resident pets must have current rabies vaccinations
🐾 Filled out an adoption application
We reserve the right to deny any application if we do not feel it is the best match. That decision is never personal — our priority is making sure both our pets AND adopters are set up for success and that these animals never have to experience being bounced from home to home.

About FOSRAS

The Friends of Somerset Regional Animal Shelter (FOSRAS), a 501(c)(3) corporation, is a volunteer group designed to support the Somerset Regional Animal Shelter (SRAS).

Contact us

100 Commons Way
Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807
908-725-0308