Senior dogs are typically relaxed and laid back. They don’t need as much play time as young dogs. Old dogs that have spent a lot of time in shelters or different houses also have a greater breadth of experience, which makes them less excitable than young dogs. Senior dogs simply know m...
Many, many animals are waiting to find homes. According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(ASPCA), shelters in the United States take in around 6.5 million animals each year. Unfortunately, shelters will sometimes experience overcrowding, increasing the need for special...
Animal companionship is important regardless of whether you adopt or buy a pet. However, shelters around America are currently struggling with high numbers of abandoned, feral, and unwanted dogs, cats, reptiles, amphibians, and rodents. Sadly, thousands of these animals in shelters across America ...
When you’re adopting from a rescue, specifically a foster home, you can see how the dog behaves in a home environment. The foster will be able to tell you in great detail how the dog reacts in many different situations. You’ll know whether they like other animals, how they act aroun...
adopting pets to owners that may not comply with the animal being altered. Shelters are ground breaking out of necessity. If I were at a general practice, I might wait until the animal had its full set of vaccines, (at about 4-months of age) but in the shelter situation, the procedure...
Adopting a puppy or a dog is a great way of providing a happy, secure life to a fellow creature. However it is not just the dog that benefits from the adoption. People are statistically healthier and happier when they are dog owners. Caring for a dog comes with incredible rewards for th...
are wanting nothing to do with them. Although many changes are being made some of the local laws still allow small breeds and animals from the animal shelter to be sold. Pet stores now have the option to change to a ‘humane business model’ which allows them to work with shelters and ...
Approximately 3.2 million cats enter animal shelters annually in the United States, according to The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Adopting ESA cats is humane, but keep in mind that former feral cats sometimes have trouble adjusting. Careful temperament evaluation is necessary...