PETS

Adopting advantages

WITH approximate‐ly five to seven mil‐lion companion an‐imals given to animal shelters worldwide each year let’s have a look at some of the best reasons to adopt your furry friend.

Adoption associ ‐ations are really helpful and they help match families to their pets mak ‐ing sure that every‐one will be happy together. You can even ask them if you can foster the pet for a while to make sure you are right for each oth ‐er.

The cost of adopting your pet is much lower and usually just covers the cost of sterilisa‐tion and the vacci ‐nations they have received.

I know puppies are cute but some ‐times an older dog can be the right choice as they are usually toilet trained and calmer and you can teach an old dog new tricks don’t worry!

By adopting you help to reduce the inhumane pet breeding trade.

Usually, mixed ‐breed dogs what people usually re ‐fer to as a mongrel, not designer pug ‐gles or cockapoos, are healthier and less vulnerable to diseases unlike purebred animals or the designer crossbreeds men ‐tioned before.

With pet adop ‐tions down 36 per cent since the pan ‐demic think about adopting a pet from a shelter near you.