Many families around Wisconsin and the country as a whole consider purchasing animals such as a dogs or cats. Most of the time, these families buy puppies or kittens so they can grow together with children, for example. However, very few consider the stray animals that have been rescued and can’t find a home. Families generally don’t want to adopt rescue animals because they think they would require a lot of work to keep happy. However, adopting rescued animals is much more beneficial to families than buying a puppy or kitty from a breeder or mill. Plenty of puppies and kittens will find their perfect home; however, animals who are rescued aren’t considered.
One of the reasons why you should adopt rescue animals is because you save a life. According to the Humane Society of the United States, 2.7 million adoptable dogs and cats are euthanized in the United States alone. This is because so many pets come into shelters and so many people do not consider adoption when looking for pets. This number can be dramatically reduced if more people adopted pets instead of buying them. When you choose to adopt, you save a loving animal by making them a part of your family, as well as open up a space in a shelter for another animal who may desperately need it. That means you are saving more than one life by adopting.
Another reason to adopt is because many of these animals are already trained and used to living with families. This means animals like dogs are potty-trained and won’t make messes in the house, as well as being well-behaved. Depending on the animal, the price for adopting will be much less than when you’re buying one because the pet will already be spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and micro-chipped. Adopting an older, mature animal not only gives them a second chance at a happy life, but introducing them to your family will be so much easier. You will also change the animal’s whole world and gain a new best friend.
I hope that you will take my points into consideration when looking to have a new furry friend join the family. Thanks for taking the time to read!