Many of the cats that youâll find, in your local animal shelter have been rescued from unfortunate and sometimes traumatic circumstances, whether they were abandoned, mistreated, neglected, or unable to be cared for by their previous owners long-term.
The caring shelter staff nurses these cats back to health if they are sick or injured and prepares them for a new and better life as they await their forever home. When you adopt a cat, youâre saving their life in the sense that youâre providing them a safe, stable, and loving home. In some cases, you may truly be saving the catâs life by adopting them, as some shelters are forced to euthanize cats that do not get adopted. When you adopt a pet from a breeder, the price is often significantly higher than the adoption fee your local shelter will require.
Additionally, many animal shelters handle procedures like microchipping, spaying, neutering, and vaccinating before the cat goes to their new home. Cats are often housetrained at a young age, and itâs likely that the cat you adopt will already know how to use a litter box â whether they are an adult cat or a kitten that has been trained by the shelterâs staff.
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