Dog Adoption

Process

  • Contact the Animal Control Officer
  • Spend supervised time with the dog to ensure compatibility
  • Fill out a State Adoption Contract
  • Pay the adoption fee
  • Take the dog home

Fees

  • Spayed or neutered: $5
  • Instate not spayed or neutered: $50
  • Out of state not spayed or neutered: $5

If a dog is adopted by a Connecticut resident and the dog is not spayed or neutered the adopter will receive a voucher from the Animal Population Control Program.

Out of state residents are not allowed to participate in the Animal Population Control Program.