Surrendering Your Pet

For detailed information for surrendering your pet, click here.

For resources to help you keep your pet, click here.

Surrendering your pet to HSPPR

There are many reasons a family can no longer care for a pet, and we’re here to help at both our Colorado Springs and Pueblo locations. If you adopt from HSPPR, and it is not the right fit, we will take the pet back into our care. Please make an Owner Surrender appointment to return the pet.

After a pet enters our doors, we evaluate each and every animal as an individual, and there is never a time limit on how long we’ll care for an animal before he’s adopted. We may also work with other shelters/rescues to assist in assessing the specific needs of a pet. Our priority, and most common outcome, is placement. We consider an animal’s mental and physical quality of life, and any humane euthanasia decision is made carefully and thoughtfully. As a socially conscious animal shelter, our focus is on the health and well-being of every animal in our care and the safety of the community.

Please see below to make an appointment and note the following:

  • We can only accommodate one pet per time slot.
  • Each pet must have a separate completed intake form. This allows us to more quickly process you and allows us to make better adoption matches.
  • HSPPR does not provide bite quarantine services. Please contact your local health department to report a bite and for required quarantine information. If you are active military, contact law enforcement on your base/post to report a dangerous animal or bite. If you need to surrender a cat, dog, or ferret that has bitten in the past 10 days, rabies testing may be required. Please contact the Call Center at 719-473-1741 for more information.

We strongly recommend you make an appointment to surrender your pet. Scheduling an appointment online is easy – you choose the date and time that works best for you and you won’t have to wait to meet with a customer service representative.

Colorado Springs
Pueblo

Livestock

Due to their special needs, we are unable to accept owner surrender livestock, including chickens, ducks, horses, goats, pigs (other than potbellied pigs), or any other animal considered to be livestock. We’ve compiled a list of farm animal sanctuaries and rescues that are equipped to house livestock should you need assistance.

Farm animal sanctuaries

If you find wildlife

HSPPR is not licensed to accept wildlife. If you find orphaned or injured wildlife, including deer, birds, rabbits, turtles or tarantulas, please view the Colorado Parks and Wildlife's licensed rehabilitator list arranged by county or call them at 719.227.5200.

Wildlife rehabilitators receive no agency funding and rely on your donations to provide services. Wildlife rehabilitators work regular jobs in addition to caring for wildlife; they return phone calls and accept wildlife as promptly as possible.

Colorado parks and wildlife

Relinquishment fees

When you can no longer care for your pet and need to bring him to the shelter, we will charge a small fee to help defray the cost of caring for your pet. This fee doesn’t cover the full cost of care, but it does help us in providing safe shelter, veterinary care and a chance for a new life. Fees vary depending on the number and type of animal you surrender. However, we will not charge a fee should you need to surrender a puppy(ies) or kitten(s). We will also work with you to have the mom spayed.

  • Dogs $25
  • Cats $15
  • Rabbit $5
  • Rabbits (2 or more) $10 total
  • Ferret $5
  • Ferrets (2 or more) $10 total
  • Guinea Pig $5
  • Guinea Pigs (2 or more) $10 total
  • Birds (1 or more) $5 total
  • Rodents (1 to 5) $5 total
  • Rodents (6 or more) $10 total
  • Reptile $5
  • Reptiles (2 or more) $10 total

Seniors (65 and older), veterans, and active military members receive 10% off services. One discount per family per visit.

Rehome - a surrender alternative

Looking for a new home for your pet? Rehome by Adopt-a-Pet.com and The Petco Foundation may be an option for you. Click here to set up your pet’s profile, review applications from potential adopters, and set up a meet-and-greet with applicants. These private adoptions take place without ever having to set foot in a shelter. Please note, Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region is not affiliated with Rehome and does not facilitate the adoption process for pets available through this program. We make this information available to you as another alternative to surrendering your pet.