NEWCASTLE – 15 reasons why adopting a pet is the better choice:
– Your pet will be your instant best friend.
– You are adopting a lifelong friend.
– The cost of adoption is less than buying a pet.
– Shelter pets have had medical treatment and are spayed/ neutered, micro-chipped and are up to date with vaccines.
– There is a wide choice.
– Most shelter pets are already house-trained.
– Shelter animals are ready to love you, no matter what circumstances they come from.
– Every pet adoption reduces pet overpopulation.
– Adopting from a shelter opens a cage for a new abandoned animal who needs a permanent home.
– Mixed breeds are unique and may have fewer genetically inherited health problems than those that are pure-bred.
– Shelters offer support and advice for the initial adjustment period.
– Shelters are concerned about finding the right home for each pet compared to pet stores or breeders who sell animals for profit.
– Shelter pets are grateful for the second chance they have been given and offer a lot of love.
– You are not supporting puppy mills or pet stores.
For more information on pet adoption, contact the Newcastle SPCA on 034 318 2346, or visit them at 1 Samson Avenue, Newcastle.
