EVANSTON, Ill. (Aug. 1, 2013) Animal adoption fees at Community Animal Rescue Effort, Evanston, Ill., which have remained the same for the past 10 years, will be raised on Sept. 1, 2013. The new fee will be $150 per healthy dog, cat, puppy or kitten, up from the previous long-time fee of $100 per animal.
C.A.R.E. covers medical fees to ready all dogs and cats for their new homes. The Evanston adoption organization pays its local vet $160 to ready healthy dogs, and $150 to ready healthy cats. The medical care includes distemper and rabies shots, fecal tests, and FeLV/Fiv or heartworm tests. All animals are spayed or neutered and microchipped. However, in recent years, C.A.R.E. has taken in animals with multiple medical issues, costing the volunteer-run organization considerably more.
“Our last fee increase was back in 2003,” says C.A.R.E. President Linda Gelb. “We’ve absorbed as much of the rising medical costs as possible until now. Our partner, McCormick Animal Hospital, has kept its fees for shelter animals very reasonable. But everyone’s costs have risen. We truly appreciate McCormick’s assistance in readying C.A.R.E. animals for adoption.”
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C.A.R.E.’s new pet adoption fees, as of Sept. 1, 2013, will be:
Healthy dogs, cats, puppies and kittens: $150
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Dogs and cats with disclosed health issues: $55
Two kittens: $175
Senior pets: $75
About C.A.R.E.
C.A.R.E. is a volunteer-operated, not-for-profit animal shelter founded in 1987 in Evanston, Ill. C.A.R.E. facilitates animal adoptions by enrolling dogs in the Canine School of Etiquette. Cats and kittens are lovingly socialized, with younger animals often staying in foster care. All adoptees are spayed or neutered and receive microchips and vaccinations. C.A.R.E adoption counselors use ASPCA’s “Meet Your Match” adoption program to help assure successful long-term relationships between the pets and their new families. Relying on more than 150 volunteers who dedicate time to caring for Evanston’s dogs and cats in need, C.A.R.E. places more than 400 animals a year in loving new homes.
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C.A.R.E./Evanston Animal Shelter, 2310 Oakton St., Evanston, Ill. 60202
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