Are you looking to expand your little family with a new four-pawed member? If the answer is yes, we’d like to encourage you to adopt a pet rather than buying one. There are many furr babies out there that need a home. By visiting your local animal shelter, you can adopt an innocent soul that needs a warm and loving place to stay.
Here is a list of questions that you should ask the shelter when adopting your new four-pawed friend:
- What’s this pet’s story?
- How did they end up at a shelter?
- How long has this pet been in the shelter?
- Has the pet been adopted before?
- How did they end up at a shelter?
- Has it been returned to the shelter? If yes, why?
- How old is the pet?
- Has the pet been neutered or spayed? If yes, when and at what age?
- Was the pet born with any existing illness or has it been injured previously?
- Is the pet’s medical history available?
- Is there a history of abuse?
- What vaccines have been given to the pet?
- Has the pet been exposed to other animals before? How did they react around other animals?
- How does the pet react to humans (male, female, strangers and children)?
- What type of food has the pet been eating, how much and on what schedule?
- Is the pet tolerating the food well? Is their skin healthy and stools normal?
- Is the pet a fussy eater or enthusiastic one?
- Are there any behavioral issues that have been noted?
- Has the pet had any sort of training? If yes, what method of training has been used?
- Are there any commands that the pet is used to?
- Has the pet been groomed before? How did they react to their first grooming?
- Where has the pet been living? Indoors or outdoors? If indoors, has the pet been house trained?
- Where does the pet sleep? Does it sleep throughout the night?
- Does the pet cope well with new places?
- Does the pet travel well in a car?
- Is the pet insured?
- What do you do if you are not able to look after the pet? Are you able to return the pet back to the shelter?
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