Is there room in your heart and your home for a friend? How about a four-legged furry friend? Here are the ten most important reasons to consider the pet adoption!

1. You’ll Get a Lifelong
Support System
People who work at the shelter will be a great
resource for helping you find information or
resources for your pet.
If a dog or cat is not well-socialized, many
shelters have volunteers to help get pets
accustomed to people and the environment.
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Many shelters screen for health and
behavioral problems and make an effort to
treat any problems that they find.
Many shelters include vaccinations, parasite
treatment, and spay or neuter surgery in the
adoption fee.
7
You'll Save
Money
Adoption from a shelter costs far less than
buying from a breeder or pet store. Buying a
pet can easily cost $500 to $1,000 or more.
Adoption costs range from $50 to $200.
You’re getting more for your money if you
get a mixed breed. Based on the
well-established principle of “hybrid vigor,”
a mixed-breed animal is likely to live longer
and cost less in vet bills than a pure breed.
8
You're Helping
the Shelter and
the Community
Adoption helps in creating space for new
animals so the shelters can get even more of
them off the streets.
Your adoption fee will help maintain the
shelter, care for the animals, and promote
public education about pet care and shelter
medicine.
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Adoptable Pets are Counting on You!10
You’ll Help Curb Pet
Over-Population
There are many more homeless animals
than there are shelters to care for them.
Pet adoption helps create room for
other animals who are in need of care.
Feral and stray animals easily spread
diseases and can even harm other
animals or people in your
neighborhood.
5
You’ll Inspire
Others to Adopt
There are millions of animals in shelters
across the United States, and all of
them are waiting for a loving family.
By adopting your own sweet creature, you
may encourage your friends and family to
adopt, too!
You’ll Help Fight
Animal Cruelty
Kitten and puppy mills are inhumane and produce
unhealthy and poorly socialized pets. When you buy
an animal from a pet store, you're supporting an
industry that cares about profit more than animals.
Pet adoption takes a stand against animal cruelty and
gives a homeless pet a safe place to live.
You'll get a beautiful
and unique companion
Shelter animals come in all shapes, sizes, breeds,
and personalities. You’ll find a pet to fit your
lifestyle and personality.
It’s a common misconception that these animals
are somehow “rejects.” Many of them are healthy
and well-behaved, but are relinquished because of
a move, allergies, or financial constraints.
Saving a Life
Feels Good
You’ll get a friend who will
love you forever.
By adopting from a shelter,
you're literally saving the life
of a helpless and innocent
animal who deserves a
second chance!
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You sleep.
I wait.
You wake.
I play.
You cry.
I understand.
You throw.
I chase.
You laugh?
I wag.
You’ll Adopt a Pet
who has Received
Good Care
What are you waiting for?