Surrendering Your Pet

Of import PARKING INFORMATION

Our Colorado Springs Admissions office is located at the back of the HSPPR building (n end). Due to our current construction project, to access our admissions archway, yous must plow on the driveway BEFORE the HSPPR parking lot entrance (west of the HSPPR parking lot entrance). Look for the teal sign and turn left from Abbot Lane. Follow the teal signage to your destination.

Surrendering your pet to HSPPR

Due to the electric current avian flu outbreak, we are unable to have owner surrendered fowl or outdoor birds. Euthanasia services are bachelor if needed.

There are many reasons a family unit can no longer care for a pet, and nosotros're here to assist at both our Colorado Springs and Pueblo locations. If you prefer from HSPPR, and information technology is not the correct fit, we will take the pet back into our intendance. Please brand an Possessor Surrender appointment to return the pet.

After a pet enters our doors, we evaluate each and every animal as an individual, and at that place is never a time limit on how long nosotros'll intendance for an animate being earlier he'south adopted. We may besides work with other shelters/rescues to aid in assessing the specific needs of a pet. In some cases, seriously ill animals or animals with severe behavior problems may be humanely euthanized. Every bit a socially conscious creature shelter, our focus is on the health and well-being of every creature in our care and the safe of the customs.

Please see below to make an engagement and note the following:

  • We can only accommodate ane pet per time slot.
  • Each pet must have a divide completed intake class. This allows united states to more quickly process you and allows us to brand better adoption matches.
  • Nosotros cannot accept an animal that has bitten within the concluding ten days. This is because nosotros are unable to provide rabies testing or seize with teeth quarantine services. Delight contact your local wellness department to report a seize with teeth and for required quarantine information. If you are active military, contact law enforcement on your base/post to written report a unsafe animal or bite.

We strongly recommend y'all brand an appointment to surrender your pet. Scheduling an appointment online is easy – you lot cull the date and time that works best for you and you won't have to look to meet with a customer service representative.

Ft. Carson (U.Due south. Regular army)

If you find a devious on base or demand to surrender an animal from Ft. Carson, delight contact the Ft. Carson Police Department.

Livestock

Due to their special needs, we are unable to accept possessor surrender livestock, including chickens, ducks, horses, goats, pigs (other than potbellied pigs), or whatsoever other animal considered to exist livestock. We've compiled a list of farm animal sanctuaries and rescues that are equipped to house livestock should you lot need assistance.

If y'all notice wildlife

HSPPR is non licensed to accept wildlife. If you find orphaned or injured wild animals, including deer, birds, rabbits, turtles or tarantulas, please view the Colorado Parks and Wild animals'due south licensed rehabilitator listing arranged by county or call them at 719.227.5200.

Wildlife rehabilitators receive no agency funding and rely on your donations to provide services. Wildlife rehabilitators work regular jobs in addition to caring for wildlife; they return phone calls and accept wildlife as promptly as possible.

Relinquishment fees

When you can no longer intendance for your pet and need to bring him to the shelter, we will accuse a small-scale fee to assist defray the cost of caring for your pet. This fee doesn't cover the full toll of intendance, but it does help united states in providing rubber shelter, veterinary care and a chance for a new life. Fees vary depending on the number and type of brute you surrender. However, we will not charge a fee should y'all need to surrender a puppy(ies) or kitten(s). We will as well work with yous to accept the mom spayed.

  • Rabbits (2 or more) $10 total

  • Ferrets (2 or more) $10 full

  • Guinea Pigs (ii or more) $10 total

  • Birds (i or more) $five full

  • Rodents (one to 5) $5 full

  • Rodents (6 or more than) $ten total

  • Reptiles (2 or more) $10 total

Seniors (65 and older), veterans, and active war machine members receive ten% off services at our Colorado Springs and Pueblo shelters. One discount per family per visit.

Rehome - a surrender culling

Looking for a new habitation for your pet? Rehome past Adopt-a-Pet.com and The Petco Foundation may exist an option for you lot. Click here to set up up your pet'due south contour, review applications from potential adopters, and ready upwards a meet-and-greet with applicants. These individual adoptions take place without always having to set up foot in a shelter. Please notation, Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region is not affiliated with Rehome and does non facilitate the adoption procedure for pets bachelor through this programme. We make this information available to you lot as another alternative to surrendering your pet.