Adopt

Giving senior pets a forever home

The animals we rescue come from situations where they are in danger of being euthanized because of their age. Young at Heart's mission is to provide senior dogs and cats with a safe haven to ensure they live with comfort, compassion, and companionship in their golden years.

Find Your Perfect Companion

Cat Adoption Fee: $100 Dog Adoption Fee: $200
Adopters age 65 or older receive a 50% discount on adoption fees.

Adoption fees help us cover a fraction of the veterinary cost of getting a senior pet ready for a new home. A home visit may be required. A binding contract will be required to adopt the animal. Please note there may be other applications being considered for any given animal. Young at Heart pets are not placed on a "first come, first served" basis. Instead, homes are chosen based on the needs and the best fit for each senior pet.

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How to Adopt

Young at Heart is a cage-free facility. All meet & greets/adoptions are by appointment with an approved application. If you prefer a masked adoption appointment, please just let us know. Your comfort is important to us!

Fill Out An Application

Fill out an application online. The approval process can take up to 3 days during a normal work week.

Schedule Meet & Greet

When your application is approved, you’ll schedule your appointment to meet the pet(s) you are interested in.

Take Home Your Pet

If your meeting goes well and all parties agree it’s a good match, you’re ready to welcome your new family member home!

Adoption Requirements

Adoption Application

Senior-to-Senior
Adopter Program

Young at Heart believes that Love Has No Age Limit™ whether talking about animals or the people who love them.

That's why our new Club Grand Paw™ program is so important. This program for senior adopters age 75 and older has special features such as personalized animal care assistance and Club Grand Paw™ team support for those adopters who may need it.

Club Grand Paw™

Courtesy Listings

The pets in our Courtesy Listings are NOT Young at Heart pets. This is offered as a courtesy to those shelters, rescues, and animal controls that are striving to increase their adoptions of senior pets.

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