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ADOPTION TERMS AND CONDITIONS

THE ADOPTING PARTY WILL AGREE: 1. TO CARE FOR AND TREAT THE ANIMAL AS A FAMILY PET. 2. TO PROVIDE ALL REASONABLE CARE, INCLUDING ADEQUATE FOOD, WATER, SHELTER, AND A SECURELY FENCED AREA TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND COMFORT OF THE ANIMAL. 3. TO HAVE THE ANIMAL EXAMINED AND VACCINATED BY A LICENSED VETERINARIAN ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCES THAT MAY BE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. 4. TO PROVIDE VETERINARY CARE DURING THE LIFE OF THE ANIMAL THAT MAY BE NECESSARY DUE TO ILLNESS OR INJURY. 5. THAT IF THE ANIMAL HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN STERILIZED, THE ADOPTING PARTY AGREES TO HAVE THE ANIMAL SURGICALLY STERILIZED BY A LICENSED VETERINARIAN PER THE TERMS OF THE STERILIZATION AGREEMENT WHICH IS PART OF THIS CONTRACT. (AN EXTENSION TO THIS DATE MAY BE GIVEN FOR EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES IF REQUESTED BY A LICENSED VETERINARIAN.) THE ADOPTING PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE LDRNM STRICTLY PROHIBITS BREEDING THIS ANIMAL. STERILIZATION IS MANDATORY! Reasons for holding off on a spay or neuter might include:  too young, too sick, veterinarian recommendation to wait until some condition has been treated.  These circumstances are extremely rare.  Under no circumstances do we promote breeding. 6. THAT WITHIN 30 DAYS, THE ADOPTING PARTY MAY RETURN THE ANIMAL TO LDRNM. THE ADOPTION FEE WILL BE REFUNDED UNLESS THE ANIMAL HAS BEEN HARMED OR INJURED DUE TO ABUSE, CARELESSNESS OR NEGLECT BY THE ADOPTING PARTY. 7. THAT IF THE ADOPTING PARTY IS NO LONGER ABLE TO CARE FOR THE ANIMAL, OR FOR ANY REASON DECIDES TO RELINQUISH CUSTODY, THE ANIMAL MUST BE RETURNED TO THE LDRNM. 8. THAT THE ANIMAL WILL NOT BE USED FOR MEDICAL, RESEARCH, OR OTHER EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES. 9. THAT SHOULD THE LDRNM DISCOVER THAT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED HEREIN ARE NOT BEING FOLLOWED, THE LDRNM WILL CONSIDER THIS CONTRACT TO BE BROKEN, AND WILL TAKE ALL NECESSARY LEGAL MEASURES TO REPOSSESS THE ANIMAL AND TO RECOVER ANY COSTS INCURRED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ATTORNEYS' FEES, COURT COSTS, AND BILLS FOR VETERINARIAN SERVICES. 10. THAT THE LDRNM CANNOT GUARANTEE THE HEALTH, TEMPERAMENT, OR TRAINING OF THE ANIMAL, AND THE ADOPTING PARTY AGREES TO RELEASE THE LDRNM OF ANY LIABILITY ONCE THE ANIMAL IS IN HIS/HER POSSESSION. 11. THAT A WILLINGNESS TO SIGN THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY ENSURE THAT THE LDRNM WILL ADOPT TO HIM/HER. LDRNM RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE AN ADOPTION BASED UPON INTERVIEWS, HOME VISITS, OR OTHER CRITERIA.