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ARPO will consider adoptive families in the Indianapolis and surrounding areas only. This is simply due to logistics and distance of travel for our volunteers. Our goal is to make the best rescue match taking into consideration the animal's background and your family's needs. Every animal is different: personality, temperament, energy, comfort with kids and other animals, medical needs and more. We take all these factors into consideration when making a furever-home match. We are very careful about the placements we make. We do our best to match the right animal with the right adoptive home because we want this to be the pet's permanent home.
There are various situations to consider before adopting a life long friend. It can happen to the best of us. You see a cute, tiger-striped kitten with white paws and green eyes, just begging for attention. Or maybe it's a gorgeous Labrador mix whose tail seems to be wagging just for you. You take one look, and the next thing you know, you're walking down the pet food aisle at the supermarket.
If you're like most of us, falling in love with a pet is easy. And no wonder! Sharing your home with a four-legged friend can be one of life's greatest joys. Dogs, cats, and other pets give us unconditional loyalty and acceptance, provide constant companionship, and even help relieve stress after a hard day's work.
If you see a pet on our website that feels like love at first sight, we invite you to submit an adoption application!
Your application is important to us - we will review it and reach out as soon as possible! As part of the process, we will also contact your veterinarian for a reference and check with your landlord if you rent.
Once your application review is complete, an ARPO volunteer will contact you to schedule a home visit to meet in person or virtually. We will cover all aspects of your pet's care. Our volunteer will also look for potential hazards for your new pet that you may not have considered. We prefer that all household members, including pets, be present during the home visit.
After application is approved you will receive the adoption contract via email to review, sign and pay adoption fee. We will schedule a time that works for you and the foster family to pick up your new pet. Please make sure this is a time when you are free to support your new pet's transition and have all supplies on hand. You will be provided with your new pet's medical records if they were not already emailed.
Sure, it's a long list of questions. But a quick stroll through an animal shelter will help you understand why answering them before you adopt is so important.
Many of the shelter's homeless animals are puppies and kittens, victims of irresponsible people who allowed their pets to breed. But there are at least as many animals at the shelter who are more than a year old-animals who were obtained by people who didn't think through the responsibilities of pet ownership before they got the animal.
Please, don't make the same mistake. Think before you adopt. Sharing your life with a companion animal can bring incredible rewards, but only if you're willing to make the necessary commitments of time, money, responsibility, and love-for the life of the pet.
If you're ready to adopt a companion for life, please click the links above at the top of the page to see a sample of our many wonderful animals available for adoption at the ARPO (Alliance for Responsible Pet Ownership, Inc.).
If someone tugs at your heart and you would like to meet him or her, please fill out an Adoption Application.
