Fees and Services

Information on Lost Pets, Feral Cats, Wild Animals, Kitten Season, Owner Surrendering, and additional fees and services can be found on the Royal Oak Animal Shelter portion of the Pet finder site: http://members.petfinder.com/~MI151/animalinfo.html
The shelter wants your pets to be cherished family members for their entire lifetimes. Please be aware that adoption is a lifetime commitment and should be taken very seriously. The Royal Oak Animal Shelter reserves the right to deny an adoption if the applicant is deemed not to be able to provide an appropriate home for the animal under consideration. The adoption process at the Royal Oak Animal Shelter is as follows:
  • Come into the Shelter to meet our many wonderful animals
  • Fill-out an adoption application
  • Dogs must be temperament tested together to ensure compatibility
  • Application will be reviewed and approved by Shelter manager
  • The adoption is completed when fees are paid and appropriate paperwork signed and processed

To help expedite the adoption process, the animal shelter has a Preliminary Adoption Questionnaire. available on the pet finder site:

http://members.petfinder.com/~MI151/application.html.

You will also see a link for the Questionnaire on every petfinder pet profile. The purpose of the form is to speed-up the process by allowing the shelter to review some basic information; Come in to the shelter and fill-out an Adoption Application (this application is NOT available online).

Adoption Fees
Cats $75
Kitten (not fixed) $85
Kitten (fixed) $100
Dog (standard) $150-$200     
Dog (small breed) $200
Dog (toy or pure breed) $300-400
Puppy $200
Sterilization deposit $50*

*By law we are required to charge a sterilization deposit on all unsterilized animals leaving the shelter; this deposit is refundable once the owner provides proof of sterilization within the appropriated timeframe.

The adoption fees reflect the included costs of standard vaccinations and medical exams, spay/neuter, grooming, and flea control treatment, where appropriate.

"Transfer fees" apply to animals that are being transferred to the custody of another shelter or animal rescue organization. The fee will apply only when the animal has already received vaccinations; no fee would apply for unvaccinated animals.

Pick-up Fees
1st Pick-up $35
2nd Pick-up $50
3rd Pick-up $75
Stray Boarding $20/day

Information on Lost Pets, Feral Cats, Wild Animals, Kitten Season, Owner Surrendering, and additional fees and services can be found on the Pet finder site: http://members.petfinder.com/~MI151/animalinfo.html