Save Our Herders Outreach, Inc., hereby referred to as “SOHO”, requires the Adopter to pay a $50 deposit, which will be reimbursed with proof of spay/neuter.
Permanent ownership of this dog is contingent upon your compliance with this Agreement, as Virginia law requires. In consideration of an adoption donation as described in the adoption agreement, SOHO has transferred all rights, privileges, and responsibilities associated with the dog described in the Adoption Agreement.
In consideration of an adoption donation as described in the adoption agreement, SOHO has transferred all rights, privileges, and responsibilities associated with the dog described in the Adoption Agreement.
The Adopter acknowledges that as of the date of this Agreement, the dog is not spayed or neutered, and the Adopter agrees to have the dog spayed or neutered before (s)he reaches the age of six (6) months. The Adopter shall deposit, in addition to the adoption donation, a sterilization deposit of $50.00. The sterilization deposit is refundable to the Adopter if proof of spaying or neutering of the dog is presented to SOHO not more than thirty (30) days after the date of the spay/neuter surgery. The deposit shall be returned to the adopter no more than thirty (30) days after the receipt of the proof of spay/neuter.
If the Adopter fails to provide timely proof of spaying within the time set forth above, the deposit is forfeited to SOHO. This Agreement will be enforced and the appropriate legal authority will be notified. In addition, all rights and ownership of the dog shall automatically terminate and transfer back to SOHO, and SOHO will immediately assume possession of the dog. The Adopter shall pay all reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in attempts to repossess the dog. If proof of spay/neuter is provided after the time limits set forth above, the deposit shall remain forfeited and the ownership of the dog shall be determined on a case-by-case basis.
SOHO may allow extensions of the time periods upon receipt of a certificate from a veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the United States that certifies that the dog has a medical condition which prevents him or her from being spayed/neutered, or that it would otherwise be detrimental to the health of the dog to be spayed/neutered. In such a case, the dog shall be spayed or neutered when the dog is healthy enough, as certified by a veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the United States. The dog shall be spayed or neutered within thirty (30) business days of that certification, or the conditions set forth above will be enacted.
Failure to comply with this agreement by the date below, unless otherwise agreed to in writing, will be considered a breach of the contract. Any breach of this contract in part or whole requires that the adopter/owner voluntarily relinquish said dog and any papers that pertain to said dog to the SOHO’S designated representative within five calendar days of notification at the adopter’s expense without entitlement of any refund or damages of any kind. Adopter will pay to transport or transport this dog back to SOHO and will not be entitled to a refund.
By my signature below, I agree to have this dog spayed/neutered when the dog is aged no later than 6 months, or 24 weeks of age, and I understand that this spay/neuter agreement is an agreement that this dog will not produce a litter of puppies either as purposely bred or by accidental breeding. I also agree that should the above described puppy not be altered that I will return said puppy back to SOHO with no refund.