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Today is National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day! If your household could use a\u00a0new furry member, then consider adopting from a local shelter or rescue group. Not sure if shelters are the way to go? Read on to learn why shelters are the best place to find your new friend!<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0You\u2019ll save a life.<\/strong> 2.\u00a0You\u2019ll be adopting a healthy pet.\u00a0<\/strong> 3.\u00a0You will be supporting a valuable charity instead of pet stores or puppy mills, and you\u2019ll be saving money too.\u00a0<\/strong> 4.\u00a0You get to choose from a wide selection of breeds and ages.<\/strong> 5.\u00a0You and your family will be happier too!\u00a0<\/strong> If you\u2019re still debating whether or not to adopt a shelter pet, visit your local shelter or rescue and talk with the staff about your concerns. If you’re still unsure, you can also consider fostering a pet to help give you a better idea if you’re ready to adopt!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today is National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day! If your household could use a\u00a0new furry member, then consider adopting from a local shelter or rescue group. Not sure if shelters are the way to go? Read on to learn why shelters are the best place to find your new friend! 1.\u00a0You\u2019ll save a life. Animal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7402,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[641,642,17,34,643,644],"class_list":["post-2368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-adopt-a-new-furry-friend","tag-adopt-a-pet","tag-animal-emergency-referral-center-of-minnesota","tag-pets","tag-rescued-pets","tag-shelter-pets"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nAnimal shelters have limited space. From 2012-2013, 2.7 million adoptable cats and dogs were euthanized in shelters. So why not save a life and make space for another animal in the shelter?<\/p>\n
\nPets from stores and puppy mills are not always 100% healthy. Trust us on this one\u2014we often see pet store puppies with parvovirus, a potentially life-threatening illness. However, shelters make sure their animals are happy and healthy. The skilled staff at a shelter gives animals vaccines and behavioral screenings<\/p>\n
\nShelters tend to be less expensive than stores because they care more about getting animals out of the shelter and into loving homes than about making money. They also already have vaccinations and spaying\/neutering fees covered so you won\u2019t have to worry about those added expenses.<\/p>\n![\"pets,](\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Untitled-design-2022-08-18T145621.544.png\")
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\nShelters don\u2019t just carry specific breeds that are more profitable; instead the dogs that get brought into the shelter represent a wide variety. Also, most pet stores carry only young animals because puppies and kitties are in high demand. Shelters, however, have animals of all ages. We consider this a big bonus! Puppies and kittens can be a lot of work, and not everyone has that much time or energy to invest. The myth that says, \u201cWhen you adopt a shelter pet, you adopt someone else\u2019s problems\u201d is just that\u2014a myth. Shelter pets can all learn new, better habits, but adult animals may be less inclined to need housetraining, basic obedience, or lessons on NOT chasing your cat!<\/p>\n
\nYou will all know that you made a difference in your new pet\u2019s life, and as a result, you contributed to a cycle that allows a different animal to take your pet\u2019s place at the shelter so that another family can adopt a new pet.<\/p>\n![\"pets,](\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Untitled-design-2022-08-18T145444.752.png\")
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