FRIENDS OF CULEBRA ANIMALS
Adopt! Dont Shop!
FCA volunteers are always busy rescuing, raising and socializing local cats & dogs. With so many animals in need of good homes - adopt, dont shop!
How Do I Adopt a Culebra Pet?
Submit An Adoption Request
You’ll start the adoption process by filling out our adoption request form. We ask lots of questions so we can be sure we place you with a cat or dog that fits your family dynamics and lifestyle. We want all animals to go to furever homes, with families who will “click” with them.
Submitting an adoption request does not commit you (or us) to an adoption – it just starts the process that could lead to an adoption.
You can find the form to the left (FCA Adoption Application), print, fill out and either emailit to friendsofculebraanimals@gmail.com or drop it off in person to Culebra Divers down on the ferry dock in downtown Culebra.
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Scheduling Process
Once your request has been received, it will be reviewed by FCA's Board Of Directors and may take up to a week to review. We want to be sure those who adopt are going to give the animal the happy life they deserve.
If the adoption team agrees that the information submitted on your request form makes you a good candidate, we'll be in touch with you to arrange a meeting with the animal and a possible site visit to your home.
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Get Ready
Animals may or may not be ready for immediate adoption. Often, especially with kittens and puppies, they still need to reach a certain age, certain level of socialization and/or receive final vaccinations or well checks before they can go home. But don’t worry, if you choose an animal and they are waiting for you, they won’t be shown to other adopters, and we will contact you as soon as he or she is ready.
Although there are no adoption fees, at adoption time, we strongly encourage you to donate to cover previous expenses by FCA such as vet visits, medications, food, travel etc.
Travel Support
Want to be part of the Friends of FCA Travel Support Team?
We are looking for travel support partners; volunteers who are willing to assist us in transporting dogs and cats (usually puppies and kittens) from Culebra to the States to their forever homes. FCA will provide the in-flight approved pet carrier, all necessary travel documents, and needed travel materials. You enjoy the ride and an FCA representative will meet you upon landing to receive the animal. FCA pays all the animal transport costs; you provide the travel love and transport support.
If you are a frequent traveler to Culebra, this could be for you! Please email friendsofculebraanimals@gmail.com to be added to our list. We’ll need your name, phone number, and preferred airport as well as any other pertinent details you’d like to add (you always travel a particular month, you make visits to Culebra every few weeks, if there is more than one potential transporter in your party, etc). As we have animals needing assistance, we will send a message out to our team members and see if you are available to help! There is a lot of coordination required to make travel possible so please, a firm commitment to transporting an animal is required once you have agreed to help. The animal will go underneath the seat in front of you and in-cabin pets have to be added to your personal reservation in advance. For those flying out of Culebra: Cape Air does not allow pets so we cannot add animals to those flights.
