In the past, adopting a pound animal was not very desirable. These animals were mutts; many people thought they were sick and plain ugly. People wanted purebred pets, and they would purchase from breeders. Most of the pets fate is predetermined because they are not purebreds.
When was the last time you visited your local county animal shelter? Both shelter dogs, and purebred dogs are desperately waiting for an angle for you to save their lives.
Unfortunately, many shelter pets and purebred dogs are killed in the thousands around the country. These animals are dumped, neglected, abused and emotionally destroyed. I have asked myself "When did we become a dumping society?"
People dump their problems on others, some dump their parents in a nursing home, and some people dump their kids on family members. What is this society coming to!
Reason to adopt a shelter dog.
Most of these dogs have lived in a family environment and can make great family pets with little to no transition time. Adult dogs and cats, are already potty trained and they are used to kennel living. The fee is much less to adopt than shop, dogs are up-to-date on shots, fixed, and are micro chipped. When you rescue a shelter dog or cat you are actually saving their life. Some shelters are so overcrowded that they euthanize dogs and cats the day they receive them. This happens most to senior dogs and cats, sickly dogs and cats, and specific dog breeds of specific laws.
Many dogs and cats are dumped at shelters. The saddest dogs and cats are seniors, they cry when they see their owners leaving. Not every owner who surrenders his or her dog or cat is a heartless human being; unfortunately, the percentage is very low. Most surrendered dogs or cats, have been abused their entire life.
Shelters receive minimal funding and implementing a penalty fee for dumping your dog would benefit shelters.
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