September 13, 2021

Dear Friends and Supporters:

We have diagnosed canine influenza in our population, and public access to kennels is limited during this time to protect the dogs in our care as well as yours at home. As such, we are pressing pause on dog meet and greets, adoptions, and intakes until further notice. Canine influenza is not transmissible to people, cats, birds, or small animals, and our Cat Mall and small animal room remain open to visitors and adoptions.

The GMHS team has implemented stringent cleaning and isolation protocols to promote the health, safety, and wellbeing of all. You will be heartened to know symptomatic dogs are doing well, and we are incredibly thankful to you for ensuring GMHS has the resources available to provide affected dogs with the time, space, care, and compassion to make a full recovery.

We remain committed to keeping you informed with timeliness and transparency, and thank you for your patience and support during this time.

--The GMHS Team

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Adoption

GMHS strives to find the best homes for animals in the shortest amount of time possible.

• We believe in asking the right questions to meet customers’ expectations and match each animal with an appropriate home to meet their needs. For this reason, the first application submitted for an animal may not necessarily be the home selected for the animal.
  
• We strive to provide excellent customer service, and finding a truly fitting family member for a potential adopter is our utmost priority. Identifying important or desirable characteristics of an animal often leads to a wonderful recommendation.
  
• Prior to approval, GMHS verifies current pets in the home are up-to-date for their own protection and to serve as a reference check for adopters’ demonstrated veterinary care
  
• Lastly, GMHS respects landlord restrictions to ensure permanency and security of adopted animals.
  

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To aid staff with making the perfect match, each adopter is required to fill out an adoption questionnaire.