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So, you want to adopt a pet, huh? Great idea! Here are a few reasons why adopting a pet online is the loving option:
Saving Lives: Whether you adopt a pet from a local animal
shelter or a rescue organization, humane society or SPCA, you're saving
a life. In fact, if you adopt from an animal shelter, you're making
room for another dog or cat to be rescued by allowing other dogs or
cats at the shelter to be kept for a longer period of time, giving
them a better shot at being adopted. If you adopt from a humane society,
an SPCA or a rescue organization, you're allowing that organization
to rescue another dog or cat for adoption at a public shelter, which,
of course, saves the life of that little guy plus the lives of others
at that shelter by creating space so new pets can be kept longer.
As you can see, adoption is truly a continuous cycle of saving lives
and it's the right thing to do!
You know what you're getting (especially if you adopt an adult): There
are a lot of things to consider when you're deciding what kind of
personality your new family member should have. When you adopt an
adult dog or cat from a pet rescue, humane society or animal shelter
instead of buying a puppy or kitten at a dog breeder or a pet store,
you can see what you are getting. A mature pet's personality is already
developed, and you'll be able to spot the characteristics you're looking
for much more easily than with a puppy or kitten. Pet rescue organizations,
as well as many animal shelter SPCAs and humane societies provide animal
adoption counseling, and are able to assess the personality of
each dog or cat for adoption and carefully match you up with the right
one for your lifestyle. With a puppy or kitten, there is a lot more
guesswork involved. Sure, you can train your puppy or kitten on certain
behaviors, but other traits (like activity level) seem to be inherent
in each individual. Just as you can know more when you meet a grown
child who you can talk to than when you meet an infant, you know more
about a grown pet you meet than about a puppy or kitten. Each pet
has his/her own personality and you never really know how they will
act with you, with children, and with other pets until they are a
bit grown up. If you want to adopt a dog or cat who will instantly
fit in with your family, then adopt a young adult, adult or even senior
dog or cat from a humane society or SPCA, or from a rescue organization
or animal shelter!
Adopt A Pet Online = an instant friend for life: Ask anybody who has adopted a pet,
and they'll swear their bond with their rescued pal is as deep as they come. When you open
your heart and your home to a pet who needs help, they really do show their appreciation for
the rest of their life! Dogs or cats who have been uprooted from their homes, or have had
difficult beginnings are likely to bond completely and deeply with their new human caretakers,
whom they regard as heroes. Pups and kitties who find themselves in the shelter or at a rescue
because of an owner's death or other tragedy in their former human family usually go through
a mourning period. Once they are adopted, however, they want nothing more than to please their
new hero---YOU! No matter what circumstances brought them to the rescue, most cats and dogs
for adoption are exceptionally affectionate and attentive, and make extremely loyal companions..
Training and Socialization: Many rescue organizations use
foster homes, where puppies and kittens for adoption are socialized
with children and other dogs and cats, and given basic obedience training
before they go to their new homes. Many dogs and cats in animal shelters
and humane societies are already housebroken, trained and ready to
go! As an added bonus, many organizations offer post-adoption workshops
and training classes. When you adopt from these animal shelters, you'll
have their continued support to help you through any rough spots you
face during your dog or and cat's transition.
A smarter option than buying a puppy or kitten from a "backyard
dog breeder" or pet store: There are pet stores that get
their puppies and kittens from one of two sources: 1) a "backyard" cat
or dog breeder, or 2) a puppy mill. Some purebred dogs and cats are
the product of irresponsible "backyard" kitten and puppy
breeders, who are not in it for the love of the breed, but rather
to make money. These are people who make some easy cash by breeding
their purebred dogs and cats and they often also sell puppies and
kittens through the newspaper classified ads. Remember if you buy
a dog or buy a cat in
this way, the pet may not have been bred for favorable health and
temperament qualities, and many of these puppies and kittens are
weaned from their mothers way too soon.
What are puppy mills? A puppy mill is a purebred puppy factory farm
where the puppies are just churned out as fast as they can and then
sold to pet stores. The dogs are kept in small cages and forced to
breed at unhealthy rates. Female dogs in puppy mills are made to have
several litters per year, which is dangerous and cruel. Each purebred
puppy mill produces several different breeds for pet stores, and pays
little attention to the specific health and genetic diseases due to
inbreeding. Genetic health testing is almost unheard of and mass-producing
pets for profit is the bottom line. In the worst puppy mills, pets
are kept in dirty conditions and given little or no socialization.
If you are about to buy a dog or buy a cat, please consider that adoption
is the most humane option! You can start your search to adopt
a pet online, find a shelter pet with Adopt-a-Pet.com, and then
go and adopt the pet. Thanks for saving a life! |
