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Pet Adoption

This article is about pet adoption and why it is important for every stray animal to be placed with the right kind of person. What is pet adoption? it is where a responsible and thoughtful human being has the job of taking care of a pet of any kind and giving it a good home with good surroundings. Most animal shelters refuse to just let a person who doesn't seem responsible enough to do the job. Many times when the owner brings the pet home, the animal may act strangely or afraid of it's new master as a result of the way its previous master's neglectful or abusive treatment. If the new owner want's to keep it's new pet he or she has to learn patience and develop the ability to train their pet so it can adjust to it's new home. In Canada they take the responsibility of pet adoption very seriously. They have an interview process for people interested in adoption and they give the animals a training course to help them overcome their troubled past. When the pets are adults they can be more difficult to train due to the treatment they've experienced when they where younger. Whenever an owner becomes too old or becomes financially unable to care for a pet they are forced to return their animal to the shelter or get their pet euthanized (put to sleep). Thankfully some owners who are healthy, have enough money and can take care of their pets for the rest of their lives are able to provide their pets with what is called a forever home. Unfortunately, some animals can find it difficult to get adopted by a potential owner. Big black dogs for example can find it difficult. There is also a fear or stigma against certain breeds because they have often been characterized as vicious and aggressive. Authorities are trying to educate people about theBBDS which is short for big black dog syndrome and the myths that are attached to it. Another pet that is often misunderstood are black cats. Black cats have often been the victim of superstitions as they are often portrayed as being the harbingers of bad luck. Some shelters keep black cats from getting adopted because they fear the buyers might torture them or use them as decorations for Halloween and then abandoned them. If people were educated about the fallacies of superstitions they would learn that black cats are loving family pets and would make their lives much better. People who are responsible caregivers to their pets not only care for them but also consider it a privilege. The best pet owners treat their new pet as an addition to their family. Like young children, pets need to be fed, educated and given lots of love and attention. Some stray dogs on the street can even become rescue animals. Some rescue dogs have been trained to become service dogs, working with police and fire departments. Shelter animals have great potential, not only as adopted family members but as service dogs being put to work in ways that help their community. In my opinion, domestic animals left in the streets such as dogs and cats can't make it on their own; only with the help of shelters matching the right human beings with the right pet do they get the best chance of finding their forever homes.CoopandSpike (talk) 02:59, 11 May 2020 (UTC)