Standard Schnauzer Club of America

TERMS OF ADOPTION

• FEE
  There is a fee for a rescued Standard Schnauzer which will vary, depending on its age, plus shipping, if applicable. This fee will help cover rescue expenses. The rescue dog will be neutered or spayed, given all necessary vaccinations including a rabies shot, heartworm tested, stool tested for parasites, microchipped, and given any other medical treatment needed before adoption.
  
• PLACEMENT
  Standard Schnauzers will only be placed in private homes. The Standard may not be used as a guard dog by any profit-making agency or kept on the premises of any business. Standards are best kept as house dogs in close companionship with their families.
  
• RIGHT TO RECLAIM POLICY
  If, for any reason, the adoption is not satisfactory for the rescue Standard or the adoptive family, SSCA Rescue Committee requires that the dog be returned to this Committee. The rescue dog must not be sold, given away or used in animal research. If the new owner neglects, improperly cares for, or allows the rescue dog to run free, the adoptee will be required to pay liquidated damages in the amount of $500 plus attorney fees and costs. The new owner cannot transfer ownership of the Standard him/herself under any circumstances.
  
• RELEASE
  The adoptive owner must sign a legal Adoption Contract to protect him/herself, SSCA and the rescue dog.
  
• LICENSE
  The rescue dog must be licensed in accordance with existing laws in the adoptive owner's town and the rabies shot must be kept current. All state and local ordinances governing the ownership and possession of dogs will be observed.
  
• BASIC CARE
  The adoptive family agrees to provide proper shelter, food, water and medical care. In addition, the adoptive family will not allow the rescue dog to run free. The rescue dog will always carry identifying tags and/or be tattooed with an identifying name or number. Failure to comply will require that the rescue dog be surrendered to SSCA Rescue Committee.
  
• MEDICAL CARE
  SSCA Rescue Committee recommends that a regular vaccination program be established by your veterinarian. The rescue dog will need yearly boosters for such vaccinations such as distemper, parvo, rabies, etc. The rescue dog must also have an annual heartworm test followed by a preventative heartworm program.
  

THE SSCA RESCUE COMMITTEE CANNOT VOUCH FOR THE TEMPERAMENT, HEALTH, OR LINE OF THE DOG, OTHER THAN AS STATED IN OUR PAPERWORK AS THE DOG MAY HAVE BEEN IN AN UNUSUAL SITUATION AND IN MANY CASES WITHOUT HISTORY AND MAY NOT SHOW ITS TRUE NATURE OR HEALTH UNTIL FINALLY PLACED.

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