A-listers back Pet Adoption
The state of the economy has had a saddening effect on the pet industry, with many pets are ending up in rescue centres. Many animal rescue shelters are now at maximum capacity.
Some Hollywood stars are trying to promote adoption of animals. There are many stars that are animal lovers and will happily use their celebrity status to help promote animal welfare and pet adoption. Animal Friends Insurance are also firmly behind promoting and highlighting the need for not only adopting pets rather than buying them from pet shops but also the preservation of animal sancturies and the prevention of cruelty to pets anywhere on the planet!
Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank is a stauch supporter of pet adoption. She thinks people should adopt older pets instead of just looking for puppies and kittens. Older pets are usually easier to take care of and often have some sort of training already. They are also generally not as hyper as young pets or need as much supervision. Did you know that any good pet insurance company should not mind insuring an adopted pet even if they are getting on a bit.
Members of the Royal Family are also trying to make people more aware of the option of adoption instead of buying dogs from breeders. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, has become a staunch supporter of dog rescue centres. She recently toured the Mayhew Animal Home, one of Animal Friends' non-profit pet insurance beneficiaries.
The Duchess is also a patron of The Kennel Club Charitable Trust, an organisation which is trying to help improve and promote canine welfare. Whilst touring the Mayhew facility she fell in love with an adorable puppy named Zizi, remarking on how she may just have to return and adopt the tiny terrier-cross, and take her home herself. While she did not, in the end, return for Zizi, her visit did go some way to highlighting the problems which occur when people decide to breed dogs and then find that they cannot take care of the puppies - which is how poor Zizi found herself in the care of the amazing people at the Mayhew.
If you are interested in bringing a new pet into your home, you could visit your local rescue centre and see if you can offer any of the many residents a loving home before you go looking elsewhere.
When you adopt an animal from a shelter you know that they will have been examined thoroughly by a vet. The dog or cat will have had their vaccinations and also have been spayed or neutered. The small price you pay for adopting an animal is well worth the love, companionship and feel-good factor you will get in return.
Adopting an animal is also a way to do your bit in trying to control the rising pet population. You will be giving a home to an animal that deserves a second chance. An adopted pet from your local rescue centre can make as much of a loyal and lifetime companion as any pet bought from a pet shop or breeder, and ticks a lot more ethical boxes in the process.
