Save a life! 🐩 Each year in the US alone, 2.7 million adoptable dogs and cats are euthanized because too few people adopt
from shelters. Because space within shelters is limited, staff members are required to decide which
animals will be euthanized. The number of euthanized animals could be reduced dramatically if more people adopted pets
instead of buying them. By adopting from a humane society or private animal shelter, rescue group, or from a local
animal-control agency, you will help save the lives of two animals – the pet you adopt, and a homeless animal somewhere
who can be rescued because of the space you helped free up.
Save $$! 😻 Adopting a pet is much less expensive than buying a pet at a pet store or through other sources. Adopted pets are usually always already
vaccinated, fixed and micro-chipped!
🚫 Puppy mills! 🐕🦺 If you adopt, you won't be supporting puppy mills and pet stores.
Puppy mills are "factory style" breeding facilities that put profit above the welfare of dogs. Most animals raised in
puppy mills are housed in shockingly poor conditions with improper medical care. The “parents” are kept in cages; bred
over and over for years, and after they're no longer profitable, they are simply discarded – either killed, abandoned or sold at auction. The puppies
are sold to unsuspecting consumers, pet stores, and to anyone willing to pay for them. A lot of people aren't
aware that puppy mills exist, so when they buy a pet, they are supporting this cruel industry. By adopting instead of buying, you can be certain you aren't
supporting the cruelty of puppy mills. Puppy mills will continue to operate until people stop purchasing from them.
