Adopt a Senior Pet Month
Apparently it's Adopt a Senior Pet Month this month. I hadn't heard anything about it until I read an article about our local Humane Society. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(ASPCA) in New York is the group that says it's so.
They are touting the benefits of owning older pets such as the fact that they require far less supervison, have lower physical demand, less intense exercise needs (read energy levels) and make for fabulous melow lounge around the house companions.
The Hindsale Humane Society has two incentive programs for adopting older animals. The Friends for Life program allows seniors 65 and older to adopt an animal 6 years or older and have the adoption fee waived. in addition, anyone who adopts an animal 8 years or older receives a 50 percent reduction in the adoption fee.
I thought this was a great thing and thought I'd let you all know.
Now, if I could just adopt one of those seniors myself.......
Tubby
Spring 1986 - Dec. 11, 2004
RIP Big Boy
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Peanut
Fall 1988 - Jan. 24, 2007
RIP Snotty Girl
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Robin
Fall 1997 - Oct. 6, 2012
RIP Sweet Monkeyhead Girl
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