1) Save A Life
By choosing to adopt, you are giving the animal a chance of a home and a new lease of life. Shelters are meant to provide a temporary roof for these animal and nothing beats a loving home where they will have their own space and a family to shower them with lots of attention.
Shelter animals would have been properly sterilised and screened for good behaviour before matching them with potential pet owners. In fact, it is highly satisfying knowing that you have given an animal a new life by taking it out of a shelter and choosing to love it and give it a home.
2) More Affordable
Buying an animal can be expensive. You will have to add on additional, but essential, costs such as to vaccinate, neuter and microchip the animal. You will also need to get a license if your new pet is a dog.
Whereas if you are adopting, it is usually at a much lower fee and with all these critical procedures already covered. While you will still have to set aside money for regular check-ups, food and supplies for your pet, adopting helps you offset this substantial initial cost, money that you can in turn keep and use for occasions when your pet needs it.
3) Variety
Adopting also offers you so many more options for you. Most stores only sell animals in their early months of life. While baby animals are undeniably cute, they also require a lot more time, effort and attention, something not every potential new owner can commit to.
On the other hand, an adult animal can bring an equal amount of joy to a family but is less boisterous compared to a young animal. Also, from pedigree to mixed, you have a plethora of choices at an animal shelter, including our very own, Singapore Special crossbreed dogs.
4) Training Included
Training is lifelong learning for you and your pet pal. Another advantage of adopting an animal is that it may have already received some prior training. This means you start your journey with your pet at an advantage as it has already been kickstarted by someone else!
And even if not much training has been achieved, contrary to popular belief, studies have shown that older animals are able to pick up skills and new tricks just as easily as younger animals. Who says you cannot teach an old dog new tricks?
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