Prior to adoption and placement in a home, every dog is brought current on all vaccines, heartworm tested negative, kept current on heartworm prevention, spayed or neutered, fecal tested, dewormed, microchipped, housebroken, and crate trained. There is an adoption fee of $175.00 for each dog. This fee will partially reimburse the organization for some of the veterinary expenses and care costs incurred.

If you rent your home, you will be required to provide us with proof that you are allowed to have a Pit Bull, and that the necessary pet deposit has been paid. Pit Bull experience is required to adopt a Pit Bull under the age of six months; if you do not have Pit Bull experience, please consider adopting an older puppy or young adult so that you know what to expect from the breed. We will not adopt Pit Bull puppies under the age of six months into homes with children under the age of five years old; if you have small children in your home, please consider adopting a young adult that is a little more calm and suitable for small children.

Adoption fee, application, home checks (both announced and unannounced), veterinary/personal references, and contract are MANDATORY to adopt one of our Pitties if you are approved adoption. If you currently have pets, or have previously had pets, the name and number of your vet is required as a reference: no exceptions are made. If you think you can provide a loving, forever home for a needy Pit Bull, please read the Before You Adopt page to decide if the Pit Bull is right for you, and then click on our Adopt-a-Bull page to view our available Pit Bulls. Please fill out and submit an application BEFORE contacting us directly, as we will not consider you for adoption until we have an application on file to review.

All of our dogs have been spayed/neutered before they are allowed to be adopted, therefore CANNOT be bred. If you are interested in breeding and/or fighting, do not apply for adoption as it is a WASTE of our time and yours .

To understand why our adoption policies and requirements are so strict, please read below:
Many people, even those who favor the Pit Bull, do not fully understand the lengths to which these dogs are driven to become additions to the fighting world. An increasing, sickening number of breeders inbreed/line breed these dogs, and "test" their dogs in "matches" for "game" (code name for an intense drive, or severe animal aggression). This type of breeding is used most by those wanting game dogs that have a more intense drive to fight, since gameness causes a higher level of animal aggression than is natural. Dogs produced from parents that have been tested are considered to be "game bred"; these dogs have a drive unlike any other, and when abused can lead to the damaging stereotypes and tainted views held by much of society today. Many fighting dogs are also conditioned as such: strenuous exercising on treadmills to build strength and stamina, bite-and-hold tactics to help strengthen the muscles of the jaw to obtain a tighter, more lethal hold, and other exercises that are practiced to better condition the dogs. Tactics such as starvation are also used; in this case fights will begin when the dogs fight over food, in their eyes, for survival. Many of the dogs are beaten and kept on heavy logging chains in horrendous conditions; they are not regularly vetted, even after a fight, where the dogs often become so emaciated that their flesh will literally rot. Once a fighting dog ages past his prime, or begins to lose matches, the injured dog is generally left in nearby woods for wild animals to feast on, while alive. Some dogs are "fortunate" enough to not be left for wild animals, an are shot by their "handlers" once they pass their prime. Dogs that do not have a drive to fight as aggressively as what is wanted will become "bait" (also note that the "bait" are not always Pit Bulls, they are often family pets [including cats] that are acquired from answering "free ads" in local papers, or acquired by picking up stray animals in local neighborhoods/streets); the "bait" are generally muzzled and/or tied up while the more prime and capable dogs are allow to attack it, increasing their experience and improving their techniques with each vicious attack. With this said, Pit Bulls are not the only animals affected by the cruel "blood sport" of Pit fighting, which is why it is vital that we work together to put an end to this cruel, bloodthirsty "sport". Ultimately, both the fighting dogs and the "bait" suffer agonizing deaths.

Now that you have an understanding of what really happens in the fighting ring, please understand why it is necessary to screen potential homes and ensure that these dogs are placed into loving, experienced homes. We encourage you to understand how important it is to extensively research the breed(s) you are interested in to guarantee that you and you future canine companion will have a long, happy life together. For more detailed information on the origin, history, and characteristics that make the Pit Bull the breed we love, Read on .