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Animals Are Currently Open for Adoption! The Warren Billhartz Animal Shelter of Collinsville is the animal control facility for the city of Collinsville. Once an unclaimed animal has resided at our facility for a period of 7 days the animal can be placed in our adoption program. Animals are evaluated for health and temperament prior to being placed in the program. Private rescues have the ability to choose which animals enter their facility. Animal control agencies accept dangerous, vicious, and dying animals. As a result, our agency will always be forced to euthanize some of the animals in our care. Sadly, until responsible pet ownership is the norm this will always be the case.

Animals remain in the adoption program under 3 conditions. Please note time is not listed.
1. Healthy In shelter environments an animal's health can be compromised.
2. Happy - We will not allow an animal to be overcome with kennel stress.
3. Space All court case animals must have a kennel. In the event a large number of animals enter our shelter as a result of a neglect or cruelty case, state law requires us to hold those animals until a judge grants us permission to disposition them. In an event such as this, we will exhaust all efforts to transfer our adoptable animals into qualifying rescues. All animals pictured below are ready for new homes.

THIS MONTH'S FEATURED ANIMAL IS:
NEWLY ADOPTED - MOLLY MOO
(click on the picture to read about her)

The images below are all "super-sized" when you click on them!

ADOPTED! Male Labradoodle "Loves Attention!"	ADOPTED! 4 yr old Female "Needs a special home"	ADOPTED! Sweet and Housebroken "A Baby Doll!"	ADOPTED! Born 7/29/08 "Very Affectionate!"
ADOPTED! "Loves Attention!"	ADOPTED! "Needs a special home"	ADOPTED! Born 7/29/08 "A Baby Doll!"	ADOPTED! Male "Adorable!"
ADOPTED! "Himalaya Kittens!"	Cookie 18 week old Spayed Female "Always up for a Cuddle"	ADOPTED! "Gorgeous and extremely lovable!"	ADOPTED! Young Rott Mix Female "Very Affectionate"
ADOPTED! Male "A Funny Guy!"	Cinnamon Female "Lovable and Friendly!"	ADOPTED! ADOPTIONS 12/12/08 "Fun Times!"	CLICK HERE For A Recent THANK YOU POST CARD from DEXTER!
ADOPTED! "Adorable Puppies"	ADOPTED! 1 Year Old male "Calm and gentle"	Bunny Female "Sweet Personality"	Gunner 4 Year old Male "Great with Kids!"
Ring-A-Ding Female Ready to be Adopted "Very affectionate"	ADOPTED! 10 week old Male	ADOPTED! "One Happy Girl!"	ADOPTED! " Very Affectionate!"

What is included with an adoption??
Cats: 1. Tested for temperament to ensure you get a nice house kitty 2. Litter trained 3. Pre screened for health 4. Given an AIDS/Leukemia test to ensure they are negative 5. Issued FVRCP vaccines 6. Issued rabies shots (if over 4 months of age) 7. Spayed/neutered 8. Micro chipped 9. Wormed 10. Free of ticks and fleas

Dogs: 1. Tested for temperament to ensure you get a nice housedog 2. Pre screened for health 3. Given a heartworm test to ensure they are negative 4. On heartworm preventative 5. Issued DHLPP vaccines 6. Issued Bordetella nasal inoculation. 7. Issued rabies shots (if over 4 months of age) 8. Spayed/neutered 9. Micro chipped 10. Wormed 11. Free of ticks and fleas

How do I adopt an animal? First you must meet the animal you intend to adopt, on line adoptions are not done at our facility. Then you must fill out an application and be interviewed. Your application is reviewed by 2 staff members for approval. A background screening is also completed at that time. Once approved, your animal will be sent to the veterinarian for spaying or neutering. You will be able to pick up your animal the morning after the surgery. If an animal has already been altered, a waiting period of 24 to 72 hours is still required before pick up. This waiting period has drastically reduced the number of animals returned to the shelter as a result of impulse adoptions. Our policy is: If you want an animal today you will still want the animal in 3 days AND you will still want it in 3 years.

EVERYDAY STORIES: Not all animals in the city of Collinsville live in good homes with caring owners who provide clean environments. Please Report Animal Neglect! Stray animals, abused and abandoned animals, injured animals, aggressive animals, dangerous animals, and cruelty to animals are the most frequent complaints from concerned citizens in Collinsville. DeeAnna Beckham and Dale Brown field calls for animal neglect and abuse, and handle animal control. Please call 346-5213 if you have a concern regarding an animal in the community.

Animals cannot speak - if you witness abuse - please be the voice for an animal in need. The city of Collinsville prosecutes animal abusers! Our animal shelter is located at 119 United Drive in Collinsville just down the street from Culver's Restaurant at Highway 157 near the Horseshoe Lake Road. Our adoption facility is open Monday through Saturday 11:00 to 2:45p.m.

For 24 hour emergency vet care please call:
the Animal Emergency Center, 2005 Mall St Collinsville, IL 62234 (618) 346-1843.

Metro East's Finest
Officer Cerna and his Partner, Yas
Routinely Patrol Collinsville For Our Safety

What are the adoption facility hours? Monday through Saturday 11:00a.m. till 2:45p.m.
On occasion, the doors at the shelter may be locked during business hours. This is because the animal control staff operates the adoption facility. If a call for animal control service comes in, the officer must lock the doors and respond to the call. On Monday and Saturday it is best to call ahead. The staff is generally in the building at 7:30a.m. to clean the facility and feed all the animals, leave a message on the machine and someone will call you back.

Why adopt?
On any given day, 20 % or more of dogs in a shelter are purebred. Those dogs at one time came from a breeder or puppy mill. If we continue to buy from breeders, puppy mills, and pet shops, the number of purebred animals in shelters will only grow. All the while, the breeder lines his pocket with money made from the suffering of the animals he uses as a commodity. To learn more, just visit http://www2.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/
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How much are the adoption fees?
The price varies for each individual animal. The base adoption price for a cat is $15.00. The base adoption price for a dog is $25.00. The base price is the dollar amount for application processing and the animal itself. Depending on what medical work has been done to the animal the price will increase. For example spaying is more expensive than neutering. Large breed dogs are more expensive to spay than a dog that weighs 30 pounds. Rabies shots may or may not come with your animal depending on the age. Average price of a male kitten is $66.00, and the average price of a male puppy is $104.00. The best policy is to ask the price of each individual animal.

other helpful links: fidofinder.com 1-800-save-a-pet.com animalshelter.org dogdetective.com

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