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Adoption Over Buying a Pet Eddie Aurori Cas100A Animal Science Penn State Hazleton 11-11-11 Google.com/images Google.com/images
Overview You will be saving a life and get a healthy pet Save money and feel better You won’t be supporting puppy mills
Saving a Life&Having a Healthy Pet Google.com/images According to The Humane Society of the United States Google.com/images
Saving a Life and Having a Healthy Pet • Between 3 to 4 million dogs/cats are euthanized each year • Could be reduced if people adopt instead of buy • Save 2 lives buy adopting • The adopted pet • Space for another pet at shelter • Given vaccines & spray/ neuter upon arrival • Scan temp/ behavior to fit each families lifestyle • Main reasons animals are at shelter: divorce, a move, lack of time or financial (People)
Save Money&Feel Better Google.com/images According to The Humane Society of the United States Google.com/images
Save Money & Feel Better • Cheaper than buying a pet from store or breeder. • Already spayed/ neutered and vaccinated • Pets give unconditional love, been shown to be psychologically, emotionally, and physically beneficial • Caring for a pet gives a sense of purpose and lessons loneliness/ isolation • Health benefits: Increases physical activity from walking and being with pet can lower blood pressure
Won’t be Supporting Puppy Mills According to The Humane Society of the United States Google.com/images
Won’t be Supporting Puppy Mills • “Factory style" dog-breeding facilities that put profit above the welfare of dogs. • Raised in poor conditions with improper medical care • People who buy pets from pet stores don’t know where they come from • Don’t know they are supporting a horrible operation • Can have serious behavioral and health problems • Costs a lot to treat the illnesses
Adoption Story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6PrCZoMgQY&feature=relmfu
Conclusion Google.com/images Save more than one life Have a healthy pet Save money Feel Better No puppy mill support ADOPT!! Shelters don’t just have grown animals, they also have puppies and kittens
Q&A Google.com/images eja5100@psu.edu
Sources "Top Five Reasons to Adopt : The Humane Society of the United States." The Humane Society of the United States : The Humane Society of the United States. The Humane Society. Web. 08 Nov. 2011. Google.com/images Youtube.com