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People should adopt dogs or cats from an animal shelter rather than from a…
People should adopt dogs or cats from an animal shelter rather than from a pet shop.
①The vast majority of animals sold in pet shops are raised in “pet mills”
Animals from pet mills (commercial breeding establishments, CBEs) have a higher rate of health and behavioral problems
The paper considers the different possible sources of stress for a puppy from a CBE, as stress in the early stages of a puppy’s life may be linked to later behaviour problems
Genetics
Prenatal Stress
Stress during pregnancy is linked to several problems in the offspring
Early Life Experiences
Puppies need to have lots of positive experiences during the socialization period (from 3 until 12 – 16 weeks) to help prepare them for later life.
Puppies from puppy mills are prone to congenital and hereditary conditions
Lesions on their eyes
Dehydration
Ear infections
The system of pet mills can never make the animals happy
Most puppy mills have no veterinary care, climate control, or protection for the animals from weather
breeding kennels that are notorious for their cramped, crude, and filthy conditions
In puppy mills, dogs can spend most of their lives in cramped cages, with no room to play or exercise.
Breeding females which no longer can reproduce always fail to find their home
When they are physically depleted to the point that they no longer can reproduce, breeding females are often killed.
No one wants to adopt old and sick animal.
Females are bred at every opportunity with little to no recovery time between litters.
②Pet shop is not the best way to adopt an animal.
There are better alternatives.
An animal from the nonprofit rescue group or a responsible, humane breeder is healthy in physically as well as mentally
Does not breed extremely young or old animals
Responsible breeder keeps breeding stock healthy and well socialized
Never keeps more dogs or cats than they can provide with the highest level of care, including quality food, clean water, proper shelter from heat or cold, exercise and socialization and professional veterinary care
It is more sensible to adopt from an animal shelter than a pet shop
There are also various breed of an animal
It allows people to adopt at low cost
Low adoption fees (which cover a portion of our shelter’s costs) are much less than the cost of purebred puppies or kittens sold for profit.
Advantages of adopting an adult animal
won’t have to deal with the “puppy phase” or the “kitten phase”
③It is the most effective way to save a life
It can support animal shelters or responsible breeders
Adoption can assist a not-for-profit organization
send a message to others who will be asking you for years to come where you obtained your adorable pet.
It can help break the cycle of pet overpopulation
Supply depends on demand
If the pets prices go up and stay high, the sellers will supply them in larger quantities to make a profit
If the consumers do not want to have small and cute pets, the sellers will not supply the pets in larger quantities
Adopting from a shelter helps weaken the pet overpopulation cycle
Approximately 32,743 dogs and cats are euthanized in Japanese animal shelters because there are more pets than there are responsible homes for them
The number of animals euthanized will decrease