Would you consider adopting a ....

[My Peanuts]

YES! DUH!
Harley was a stray from a shelter.

[cloverfdx]

Yes indeed

[wolf_Q]

Of course. I want my next dog to be a siberian husky from a shelter or rescue. No matter what dog I got, I'd want them to be right for me and Nebo.

If I am ever able to get a cat there isn't any other place I would even consider besides a shelter or rescue.

[stacwase]

I will never consider buying a pet again!

We bought Jake from a breeder and adopted RB Pepper, Max and Toby from shelters. The shelter pets actually fit our personalities much better than Jake does.

When you adopt a pet that's not a new puppy, you have a much better idea of what the animal's personality is like, before you commit yourself.

[Dogz]

I have one rescue here.

I do not regret getting the dogs I have, although next time I get a new dog/cat, I will definately consider rescuing!

[EssTer]

Of course!!!!!!!!

[Lillycat]

definately!!!

[cali]

yes, but I do like to get my BCs from working farms though, I would not mind rescuing one, I just happen to like farm bred ones better lol

[sirrahbed]

All of our pets have been rescues or strays. Every once in awhile, I toy with the idea of owning an aby or a scottish fold - but then I think of all that money and just can't do it.
Growing up, my family always had a pure-bred toy poodle or chihuahua though.

[MariaM]

Yes, Definately! I always say to myself "I'm gonna have a golden retriever when I get older, I'm gonna have an Irish Wolfhound, a Boxer, but then I go "well, I don't know what breed, but it will be rescued!"

Some people I know were gonna get a puppy. I was like, well why don't you get from the SPCA ? (the only rescue sort of place we have around here) and the girl goes "well my mom said you have to get them fixed and have their shots and stuff and we don't want to do that"

I was flabbergasted!

[davidpizzica]

I would NEVER even consider buying a cat! Especially when there are plenty of kitties in shelters and rescues just BEGGING for a furrever home!

[MariaM]

Around here, there are many more cats than dogs. (That need homes) Lots of people on farms get a couple cats, don't think its necessary to get them fixed, and they either mate with eachother or with other wilder cats. Then they have kittens. Next year they have kittens again, and their kittens from last year have kittens. And so on. It makes me so mad, every year they keep adding so many cats that will never get a home.

[davidpizzica]

Originally posted by MariaM
Around here, there are many more cats than dogs. (That need homes) Lots of people on farms get a couple cats, don't think its necessary to get them fixed, and they either mate with eachother or with other wilder cats. Then they have kittens. Next year they have kittens again, and their kittens from last year have kittens. And so on. It makes me so mad, every year they keep adding so many cats that will never get a home.

MariaM, I wholeheartedly agree. There will never be a shortage of unwanted animals as long as there are irresponsible owners who DO NOT spay or neuter their pets.

Yep, same. Shelters and rescues are always my first choice.

[jazzcat]

All of mine are rescues. Disney came from our county shelter. Jazz and Scout came from a rescue shelter that adopts out of a pet store and I took Ripley from a lady who was about to take all her kittens to a high kill shelter. I just wished I had taken his two sister too. I'm still sad about that and it's been over 12 years ago. I pray they found homes before it was too late.