Adoption Conditions

All our animals are delivered vaccinated, dewormed, and chipped.

To adopt a pet, we have an adoption fee of 65€ to help us cover the costs we have for taking care of the animals. This adoption fee is applied to all animals and helps us help more and more strays.

When adopting a non-sterilized pet, a Junior Fee of 40€ applies to guarantee the sterilization of the pet. You have the right to free sterilization at our partner clinic (VetCalvão, in Calvão) until the end of the 6th month of the pet.

The animal's chip remains in the name of PatudosVagos until it is sterilized. When we receive the sterilization declaration, the ownership of the chip will be changed to the name of the pet's guardian.

The responsibility for sending the sterilization declaration lies with the adopter, even if it is done at the partner clinic, the adopter should always send it to the email adocao@patudosvagos.pt.

From the date of adoption, adopters assume full responsibility for the animal in all circumstances. See our Adoption and Responsibility Terms

In the event of failure to comply with sterilization within the agreed deadlines and failure to present the sterilization declaration, we will notify the competent authorities and we will recover the pet to carry out sterilization.

For cats, we only do the FIV and FeLV test when they are sterilized (4 to 6 months). However, you can request the test for baby cats for an additional cost of 25€.

Pets need super families❤ who love, respect and care for them forever.

The adopter must:

1. The adopter is responsible for providing shelter and food to the pet, as well as veterinary care.
2. The adopter must continue with the indicated vaccines and boosters.
3. The adopter is aware that the pet can become ill at any time during its life, and it is an obligation of the adopter to provide the best veterinary support available, as well as bearing its costs, from the moment the adopter receives the pet. Only those who have the financial resources to do so should adopt a pet.
4. The adopter knows that a pet can live for more than 20 years and that it is his responsibility to take care of it during all its life.
5. If the adopter is no longer able to take care of the animal, the adopter undertakes to immediately inform the PATUDOSVAGOS - ASSOCIAÇÃO and takes care of the pet until a new home is found or pay a return fee of €100 as well as the sterilization of the pet in case it has not been done (regardless of the pet’s age). Return is subject to availability of space at the shelter.
6. In case of suspected mistreatment of the pet PATUDOSVAGOS - ASSOCIAÇÃO will carry out a visit to the adopter's home and, if it is proven that the pet is a victim of mistreatment, the pet will be taken from the owner.