When You Are Ready For a New Pet

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When You Are Ready For a New Petby TEFew animals in shelters ever make it out alive.
SuttonThat is the harsh reality. If every family looking
Please consider adopting a shelter pet or providingfor a new pet would open their hearts to one of
a loving home for a homeless animal. I networkthese babies, our shelters would be empty. That
with lots of other people who can help you find ais how we want them. I am proud that most of
pet and in some cases arrange theirmy pets came from the street. Some were even
transportation to you. You will find a foreverrescues. I love them and they are worth
grateful and appreciative companion when youeverything to me.
adopt. Many purebred animals are in shelters andFACT: About fifty percent of the dogs in shelters
most shelters even have waiting lists for them. Itoday are owner surrenders.
don’t believe an animal has to be aFACT: Approximately seventy percent of cats
specific breed to deserve our love or a goodand kittens in shelters will be euthanized.
home. With so many animals that are inFACT: Eight hundred dogs and cats are euthanized
desperate need of homes, it just seems ratherevery hour in this country.
selfish to go purchase one from a breeder. YourFACT: Only one of every ten dogs and one of
local shelter will charge you a minimal adoption fee,every twelve cats ever finds a permanent home.
but this will likely cover their spay or neuterFACT: All of the statistics listed above are
surgery and vaccinations. These placesunacceptable.
aren’t out to make money on animals. In”The kind man feeds his beast before
fact, they rely on donations and adoption fees tositting down to dinner.