Click the "Available Cats and Kittens" or "Available Dogs and Puppies" buttons above to view our available rescue animals.

Locate the pet you want to adopt.

Before you even inquire about our rescue animals, we are busy providing housing, nutrition, preventative, health care, acute health care, training, enrichment, socialization, and love to each of them.

Before being adopted your rescue animal will have been: altered (desexed); microchipped; vaccinated (based on age/type); and treated for fleas, ticks, and intestinal worms.

Once you've found a rescue animal you're interested in, please fill out an application.

The information in the application is required to ensure that we find the most suitable forever home for each of our rescue animals.

Please fill out the form completely, then email the application to us at animalrescue@ebarr.org.

Scroll to the bottom of this page for links to areas of our website containing the application, payment information, etc. that is specific to each type of animal we rescue.

You will receive an approval message from EBARR. Once you receive this message, read the attached adoption agreement.

It is critical that you understand the information in this agreement before paying your deposit.

NOTE: The adoption agreement will be filled out on adoption day, signed by you, and signed by an EBARR representative. We will absolutely hold you to its conditions as they are in the best interest of the animal.

Meet and greets are normally held at our adoption events, currently twice each month. Your foster will arrange the specific meeting time and date directly with you. See our "News | Events" subpage for more information.

It is highly recommended that all members of your household attend the meet and greet in order for the foster to assess all interactions with the rescue animal.

Once you attend the meet and greet, pay the non-refundable $50.00 deposit on the applicable page of our website.

NOTE: This deposit must be received by EBARR within 12 hours of approval notification in order to secure "pre-adoption" status for your new family member.

Prepare your home for your new arrival.

Purchase supplies needed.

Consult with your foster to see what specific supplies are currently being used (bed, litter box, food, toys, bowls, etc.).

Make sure to set up a safe room for your new pet as they will need to spend time decompressing there and getting used to their new homes, families, and other pet friends.

You can pick up your new pet once it is ready to adopt. Timing will vary based on type, age, and condition of the rescue animal.

Your rescue animal's foster will notify you via email to arrange the specific East Bay location, date, and time.

Transfer of ownership is not complete until the adoption agreement has been properly executed, and the outstanding adoption fee balance has been received by EBARR.

When you pick up your pet, you will receive a copy of the executed agreement along with a document explaining what to expect in regards to the animal settling in at his/her new home, medical record transfer, microchip registration, etc.