How Do You Adopt A Pet Online?
The Internet has made it easy to find a new dog or cat. Online sites allow you to search specific types of pets located in your area and even tell you if the animal is already house trained or spayed or neutered. Before you decide you have to have that dog or cat you saw online, there are some things you should consider. Check the national clearinghouse sites, such as Petfinder.com and adoptapet.com. These sites will allow you to input your zip code and desired breed and bring up pets available for adoption in your area. Look for a listing of humane societies, SPCAs and shelters in your area. Check their individual websites and look over each organization’s pet listings. Shelters may place animals on their websites first and get around to placing them on the clearinghouse sites later. Identify several animals you would be interested in adopting before making a trip to a shelter. Shelter workers aren’t always able to remove an adopted animal from websites the minute that they are adopte
