Shelter, Adoption, and Life. Help a Animal.

Adopt, and Don't Contribute to the Population

There are over One hundred and Ninety-Six Animal shelter in North Carolina Listed in the yellow pages. Its hard to think that we have that many animals that need food, or that many animals that don’t have a home to call theres. The average cost of basic food, supplies, medical care and training for a dog or cat is $700 to $875 annually.  Just think, if you could out aside $58 a month, or even collect the change in your pocket. You could save an animals life.

These shelter are not becomeing more vacant by the day, but instead being pushed to capacity.

The Wake County Animal Center is the community animal shelter operated by Wake County Government that receives all lost, stray, abandoned and surrendered animals from the community. This year the Animal Center will receive approximately 17,000 animals that are looking for second chances.

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which is the SPCA is also located in Raleigh with its popularity around the triangle being a no kill shelter and organization, and is supported entirely by donation.

Approximately 5 million to 7 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide every year, and approximately 3 million to 4 million are euthanized

Most people call these places pounds. Its where an animal is picked up that is wondering and if it isn't claimed in 7 days, then the animal will be euthanized. 

We need a correction to this myth... when calling the Wake County Animal shelter I was able to ask an employee simply with five minutes what the policy is.

"We are an animal shelter, not a animal euthanizing clinic, and we do not thrive on not giving these animals a chance. Do you ever hear from people around your area saying there animal was put in a shelter or local pound and euthanized before they could get to them? Well that’s because that’s not the policy. When we receive animals, we have a website where people can search for their animal or even come adopt. If an animal has been in a shelter and we don’t have a sponsor or donation, we then make a decision. All euthanizings are processes."

Shelby Macintosh



Colt
Adopted May 5, 2009

 From collecting data and being a dog rescuer myself, I feel that the benefit of adopting a dog is even higher when you know you have saved its life. I could never imagine giving up the opportunity to rescue My two and half year old hound. He is a blessing, and everyday I feel just a little bit better to know I gave him a second chance, and he has given me so much back.

The cost of adopting a pet at an animal shelter is usually inexpensive compared to buying one from a breeder or pet store. Often animals adopted from shelters have already been neutered or there is some economic incentive to have the animal neutered. Most of these animals have also been wormed and vaccinated.

Adopting a companion animal from a shelter means you are helping, and not contributing to, the pet overpopulation problem.