Help Animals In Need: The Neglected, Abandoned, Abused, and Orphaned

When considering something like a pet, you should always consider adoption. You may not expect to find the purest of breeds in a animal shelter, but  you will find, innocent animals that just want to be loved.  Besides the issue that there is no such thing as a "pure breed" dog or cat any more than there is a "pure race" human being, a walk through any shelter or county pound would show you how many good show dog looking material animals happened to by whatever means find their way to that unfortunate place. While every pet owner is always attracted to animals by the breed, pure breed dogs and cats, are not always the healthiest, for reasons of familial diseases and disorders among other things. Careless owners who irresponsibly backyard breed their animals and the horrible puppy mills who only use these kind creatures for reproduction, contribute to the vast over population of animals.

You can help this problem by adopting an animal that is in desperate need of a good home. There are many animals in shelters today just because the owners could no longer care for them, or they just didn't want them. Maybe their dog had a litter of puppies they didn't want, there are many reasons why we humans neglect and abandon our animals. But just because one owner didn't want them, does that really mean that they shouldn't have the chance to find a new home?

Adopting a pet from a shelter does not just benefit the animal, but the owner, the shelter and the world. When adopting a pet, you have a wide variety of animals to choose from, and the animals are pre screened and treated by veterinarians. All animals also have their temperment tested, just to see what type of family would be best suited for them. And only the animals that are safe to adopt out are. You will receive a animal with up to date immunizations, licensing, micro-chipped, spayed or neutered, (all these services are included in the adoption fees so you don't have to worry about hidden fees) and you can ensure that you have chose the right pet for your family.

When you take a animal from a shelter you open up more space for them to care for other animals in need. Shelter over crowding is a very big issue, and it could only be helped if more people adopt animals . Most shelters are non- profit organizations, and have limited funding, and by adopting a pet and paying the adoption fees for your new pet, you help provide shelters with the funds to continue what they do.

In all adopting benefits everybody, and you are not just getting a new companion but you are saving their life. Millions of animals are euthanized every year, and only we can lower those numbers.

So when thinking about a pet, consider adoption, there are many resources out there to help you find the right pet in a shelter.

Save a Life, Adopt Today.

*top photo from East Valley Animal Shelter in Van Nuys
**bottom photo from Animal Rescure Coalition of North America (arc-na.org)