There are lots of reasons to choose to adopt a “fuzzy family member” from a shelter or a rescue organization. One good reason is because there are Ruff-ly 600 million homeless pets in the world. Events that contribute to these numbers are owners having to move and are unable take their pet with them, a family member developing an allergy and the pet having a behavioral issue. Unfortunately most of the time animals are in shelters through no fault of their own.
It seems that some of the hardest animals to get adopted are black and senior pets. Black pets are difficult to photograph and they do not stand out in comparison to more brightly colored animals. This often causes them to be overlooked. In addition many people are
There are lots of different types of animals that can be adopted from rescues and shelters. These animals include those with disabilities, reptiles, birds, pocket pets and many others. Some seasons or holidays result in increased numbers of animals being surrendered to rescues and shelters. Easter is a good example of this, there is usually a surge of rabbits surrendered after the holiday. Often these rabbits have been purchased as gifts and for a variety of reasons do not work out and are subsequently surrendered.
Here in Regina there are several of great rescues groups. We would like to thank them for doing an amazing job.
Written By: Charla Tait