Southeast Alaska Organization for Animals (SOFA) is an animal welfare and rescue organization based in Southeast Alaska, with a mission to serve communities throughout Southeast Alaska by providing animal rescue and adoption services, affordable vaccination and sterilization clinics, and supporting official and unofficial local groups with rescue and rehabilitation efforts. Southeast Alaska Organization for Animals, Ltd. was founded in December 2012 as a nonprofit organization in the State of Alaska and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We bring together a strong core of individuals who have been involved in animal welfare and rescue for many years, and we have set our sights on some ambitious short-, mid-, and long-term goals.
1. Online Adoption Application. 2. Pet Screening with Adoption Counselor. One of our Adoption Counselors will give you a call within 5-10 working days to run through a screening questionnaire as well as answer any questions you may have about the adoption process, or the animal(s) you are interested in. 3. Meet and Greet. Once you’ve been screened and approved, we’ll arrange a meet and greet with you and the pet, either at the pets foster home or in a neutral setting such as a dog park. This is where you can start to meet and bond with a pet, and we can broker interactions between your existing pet(s) if there are concerns. 4. Trial Run. We like to give our applicants a trial run period with their new pet to ensure that the pet fits in well with the household, any existing pets, and to ensure that the pet is doing well in the new environment. You’ll sign a Trial Run Agreement which states that the pet is still legally, financially, and medically still our responsibility, but that you are taking care of it as if it were your own. We maintain constant contact with you during this process via calls/text messages to ensure that everything is going well, the pet is settling in well, and also to arrange any medical trips which may be necessary depending on the pets age. 5. Final Adoption. Once the Trial Run period is over, we’ll come visit you and sign the final Adoption Agreement, make sure the pet is doing well in your home and there are no issues or concerns, and collect the Adoption fee. Once that’s done, the pet is yours! Enjoy your new pet! If you’ve adopted a dog, don’t forget to go to Animal Control and get your Dog License. You’ll need a copy of their spay/neuter certificate and their Rabies shot information (obtainable from the vet we list their records are at).