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Pet Adoption Tips from Adopt-A-Pet.com

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Some people are seeking purebred animals or puppies and think these are not available in shelters. Often these puppies or kittens are not placed in homes, and end up in the shelter. Puppies are great but often people are much happier getting a dog who is older, and whose size and temperament is a known quantity.

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10 Reasons Street Dogs Deserve to be Defended

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They want to know about my scars and whether it was hard to train me (whatever that means). Poor countries with lots of trash on the streets and no spay/neuter clinics definitely have more street dogs. You prevent that dog from producing puppies, and those puppies from producing puppies, and on and on for centuries maybe.

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Book: Shift Your Habit

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Most shelter animals are spayed or neutered, have been treated for worms, and have at least their first set of shots. If you’re not willing to go through the trials of house-training a young puppy or kitten, opting for an older shelter animal is an easy option.