If you are adopting form a rescue group, you may find the paperwork a bit overwhelming. While, in an ideal world, we don't want to have any paperwork, it is common for rescue groups to lay down your responsibilities, their responsibilities, and pet care tips, as well as demanding references from your veterinarian, for example. I ask that if something concerns you, don't throw up your arms and walk away. Ask them if they can change a term or condition that bothers you. For example, if you become ill and cannot take care of your pet, of course, they would support you giving your pet to a caring family member. That is the ideal. But most contracts state you must return your companion to the group. Pick up the phone and discuss your concerns with the people in charge, if necessary, so that you can save an animal. When you adopt from a no kill organization, it opens up a space for another. And it sends a message to puppymillers that we don't want you to keep selling internet puppies/kittens/petstore puppies/kittens or even the 'expired' breeding animals. What they are doing is wrong, and adopting from a no kill organization (who provides you complete disclosure about what percentage of animals are released alive) tells them that you won't support it!