Disclaimer
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Please note that this page is meant to assist potential adopters in the adoption process at Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center. While every effort is made to ensure the information is accurate and up to date, it is a guideline only, put together by volunteers, and is not an official shelter publication. Information provided directly from the shelter shall supersede information on this page.
Don't see the information you're looking for? Check out some of our Frequently Asked Questions! Adoption Info and Fees |
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Fee for RTG cats/kittens: $20
Fee for non-RTG cats/kittens: $50
Fee if released intact: $70
Fee for non-RTG cats/kittens: $50
Fee if released intact: $70
Adoption fee includes spay/neuter, deworming, flea treatment, up-to-date vaccines, microchip with lifetime registration, FIV/FeLV testing and county license.
To adopt from HC-PRC, you must go to the shelter in person! Adoptions will not be done over the phone or out of state. If you are interested in a specific cat from our Facebook page, bring the animal’s ID# with you to the shelter (located in the description on each cat’s picture). Once at the shelter, fill out an adoption application.
Please remember that any cats and dogs currently registered in your name will need to be up-to-date on their rabies vaccination and county tag registration in order to adopt from the shelter. If your pets aren’t current, you can still fill out an application and put your name on an animal, but you will need to bring your pets up-to-date prior to picking up your newly adopted pet. The county tag renewal fee is currently $20 per animal.
Animals that have met time and health requirements are called Ready To Go (RTG). This means they can go home immediately and have been fully vetted and microchipped.
All adopted animals are still required to be taken to a vet within 72 hrs of being picked up from the shelter. It is possible for animals to harbor unknown diseases, and a short quarantine period before introducing to your resident animals is recommended. The most common post-adoption observation in cats is upper respiratory infection (URI), often brought on by the stress of being in the shelter and spread by people touching the animals without washing their hands in between.
Lastly, please do not adopt a cat just to save his/her life unless you are willing to make a commitment to the cat for their entire life. If a cat on our page captures your heart and you would like to make sure they are not euthanized but are not ready to permanently add to your feline family, consider the shelter’s Adopt-To-Rehome program. You will adopt the kitty with the intention of rehoming and can attend on-site adoption events at the shelter every month to help get exposure to find your foster a loving forever home.
To adopt from HC-PRC, you must go to the shelter in person! Adoptions will not be done over the phone or out of state. If you are interested in a specific cat from our Facebook page, bring the animal’s ID# with you to the shelter (located in the description on each cat’s picture). Once at the shelter, fill out an adoption application.
Please remember that any cats and dogs currently registered in your name will need to be up-to-date on their rabies vaccination and county tag registration in order to adopt from the shelter. If your pets aren’t current, you can still fill out an application and put your name on an animal, but you will need to bring your pets up-to-date prior to picking up your newly adopted pet. The county tag renewal fee is currently $20 per animal.
Animals that have met time and health requirements are called Ready To Go (RTG). This means they can go home immediately and have been fully vetted and microchipped.
All adopted animals are still required to be taken to a vet within 72 hrs of being picked up from the shelter. It is possible for animals to harbor unknown diseases, and a short quarantine period before introducing to your resident animals is recommended. The most common post-adoption observation in cats is upper respiratory infection (URI), often brought on by the stress of being in the shelter and spread by people touching the animals without washing their hands in between.
Lastly, please do not adopt a cat just to save his/her life unless you are willing to make a commitment to the cat for their entire life. If a cat on our page captures your heart and you would like to make sure they are not euthanized but are not ready to permanently add to your feline family, consider the shelter’s Adopt-To-Rehome program. You will adopt the kitty with the intention of rehoming and can attend on-site adoption events at the shelter every month to help get exposure to find your foster a loving forever home.
Rescue Info
HC-PRC is VERY rescue friendly! The pull fee includes spay/neuter, vaccines, FIV/FeLV testing, microchip and county registration. Email the rescue coordinator at [email protected] for information on how to become a HC-PRC rescue partner.
To place a rescue hold, email [email protected]. If the animal is already on the euthanasia list, you must send the hold email BEFORE 9AM with the words DO NOT EUTH and the Animal ID# in the subject line. Please also send a copy of your email to [email protected] so we know who is still in danger.
To place a rescue hold, email [email protected]. If the animal is already on the euthanasia list, you must send the hold email BEFORE 9AM with the words DO NOT EUTH and the Animal ID# in the subject line. Please also send a copy of your email to [email protected] so we know who is still in danger.
Foster Info
Foster parents are desperately needed, especially during kitten season (Spring thru Summer) when the shelter often takes in over 1,000 cats/kittens per month! Foster parents provide a life-saving service to allow underage kittens to grow so they can go back to the shelter for adoption once they reach 2 lbs.
To become a foster parent for HC-PRC, email the foster coordinator at [email protected]. Out of county fosters welcome! Medical care for fosters is provided for free by the shelter.
If you would prefer to foster through a rescue, contact one of the many wonderful local rescues in the Tampa Bay Area to get set up to foster. Different rescues provide varying degrees of support for their fosters in terms of food, litter and medical care (contact the rescue for details).
Please don't contact a rescue at the last minute expecting to save a cat with only hours before the rescue deadline. Please sign up ahead of time so that when a special kitty captures your heart, eveything will be in place for you to be able to save the animal.
Thank you for supporting our kitties and for helping save lives!
To become a foster parent for HC-PRC, email the foster coordinator at [email protected]. Out of county fosters welcome! Medical care for fosters is provided for free by the shelter.
If you would prefer to foster through a rescue, contact one of the many wonderful local rescues in the Tampa Bay Area to get set up to foster. Different rescues provide varying degrees of support for their fosters in terms of food, litter and medical care (contact the rescue for details).
Please don't contact a rescue at the last minute expecting to save a cat with only hours before the rescue deadline. Please sign up ahead of time so that when a special kitty captures your heart, eveything will be in place for you to be able to save the animal.
Thank you for supporting our kitties and for helping save lives!
