What are the advantages of adopting a companion animal from a shelter or rescue group?
1. You can save a life. Between 3-6 million animals are euthanized in shelters across the country each year. When you adopt an animal from a shelter or rescue group you save a life. 2. You will not be supporting puppy mills and those who breed animals irresponsibly or for money. Lets face it, millions of animals are euthanized each year because too many animals are born each year. Puppy mills are commercial kennels where animals are bred in order to sell them for money. All too often these puppy mills abuse the animals, kill the mothers after they are no longer of breeding age, and deprive the puppies of the chance to learn normal behavior. Breeders who breed their animals for money add further to pet overpopulation and, therefore, to euthanasia rates. Unfortunately, well-meaning people who do not have their animals spayed and neutered and who allow their animals to reproduce further add to the problem. By adopting from a shelter or rescue group and not from a puppy mill or from someon
