1.) You’ll save a life.
According to the SPCA, every year 2.7 million animals are euthanized (1.2 million dogs and 1.4 million cats) because they cannot find homes. This number could be dramatically reduced if more people adopted pets.
2.) Many dogs are already house-trained and have excellent socialization skills.
Often animals end up in the shelter by no fault of their own and they have no behavioral problems. Many of them even know several commands!
3.)You’ll never be bored or lonely.
Shelter pets each have their own unique personalities but one thing they all have in common is loyalty to their rescuer. When you adopt a dog, you know you’ll have a best friend for life.
4.) You are not supporting puppy mills.
Puppy mills are commercial breeding operations where animals health and well-being are not considered. Females are bred repeatedly and confined in tiny, unsanitary spaces for their entire lives. Once they cannot produce puppies anymore they are often discarded or killed. Every year over 2 million puppies are sold from puppy mills. This is not only a tragedy for the dogs involved but it puts more strain on our shelters.
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