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This Pretty Much Sums It Up, Doesn’t It? – The Importance Of Spaying & Neutering Your Pet(s)…
As a nation, we claim to love cats and dogs. Millions of households have pets, and billions of dollars are spent yearly on pet supplies and food. But as a nation, we should take a hard, sobering look at a different annual statistic: the millions of dogs and cats given up to shelters or left to die on the streets. And the numbers tell only half the story.
Every cat or dog who dies as a result of pet overpopulation—whether humanely in a shelter or by injury, disease, or neglect—is an animal who, more often than not, would have made a wonderful companion, if given the chance. Tremendous as the problem of pet overpopulation is, it can be solved if each of us takes just one small step, starting with not allowing our animals to breed. Here’s information about this crisis and why spaying and neutering is the first step to a solution.
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Local shelter implements new adoption program
Meet Your Match enables staff at the Lewis Clark Animal Shelter to match dogs to the best family.
Published: 02/18/2009
Harry got to meet Sally, now you can meet your match.
Not a typical partner, but a dog.
For nearly a year, those who want to adopt a dog have had the choice of choosing a pet based on a character match at the Lewis Clark Animal Shelter.
The Meet Your Match Canine-ality adoption program, started by The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, is designed to increase the likelihood that shelter dogs bond with their adopters and are accepted as part of the family.
Jerry Varner, director of operations for the Lewis Clark Animal Shelter, said each dog is assessed on its canine-ality with five tests – friendliness, playfulness, energy level, motivation and drive.
The canine-ality assessment places dogs in one of three color-coded groups that represent the dog’s persistence. For example, dogs that fall in one particular category may be a wallflower, a busy bee or a goofball.
“After the dogs are profiled, it’s time for potential parents to take a survey too,” Varner said.
Donna Duffau, the kennel manager at the Lewis Clark Animal Shelter, said interested clients are Read more
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