York shelter has senior pets needing homes, and often they have fewer bad habits
November is always a busy time for York Adopt-A-Pet. We have our annual Tinsel and Tails fundraising event along with National Adopt A Senior Pet Month.
The Tinsel and Tails fundraiser will be on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Santa will be present to start the holiday season off. We will have yummy baked goods, home décor and several special unique collectibles. We will also have cat and dog treats and toys available to purchase. This is always a good time to start buying your stocking stuffers for your pets. Also, there will be some holiday and Christmas decorations available to fit any budget.
The ASPCA and Petfinder.com founded Adopt a Senior Pet Month to help improve the perception surrounding senior pets. The obvious goal is to promote that senior cats and dogs in shelters can be quality candidates for adoption. We have a few senior pets that fit this criteria and need to be recognized this year.
Senior pets are the easiest way to bring warmth into your life. So if you are thinking about getting a pet, consider opening your heart to a senior animal. Adopting a senior animal can be a life-changing experience for you and that pet. And, it will make room for another animal to be brought into the shelter. Shelter life can be very stressful for any pet but mostly for our senior pets. Some struggle because of the noise, routines and extra anxiety.
This is a great time to remind people of our older cats and dogs that are in shelters and waiting to be adopted. Not only are older pets often easier to handle, but they can be just as loyal and loving as the younger ones. You never know that you may just find that gem that will be the best companion you will ever have. Often older pets are more friendly, easier to adopt, house trained and have essentially fewer bad habits. They are also more independent, require less attention and may be less destructive. Usually, an older pet can easily fit into your lifestyle and adapt well to any loving new home.
The senior dogs or cats have may been abandoned or relinquished due to owner care responsibility issues. Senior pets are often the last ones to be adopted from the shelter. Most never find a home and spend the rest of their lives caged inside a shelter.
If you could adopt a senior pet you'll be a hero to them and to us. You'll get an instant companion in a pet that has already had some training, updated on vaccines and is already spayed or neutered. These pets have much to offer an individual or a family. They are usually very adaptable to your environment.
Below are some of our senior pets, or very close to being seniors. These seniors need a forever home for their golden years. They deserve the attention and unconditional love for the years they have left. You can see them on our web sight at www.yorkadoptapet.com . Please consider opening your home to one of these senior pets. Our senior dogs and their age include Abe, 51⁄2, Asia, 5, Bolt, 8 and Dee, 5. Our cats and their age would include Cissy, 81⁄2, Ellie, 81⁄2, Gussie, 111⁄2, MooShoo, 91⁄2 and Ninja, 9.
Susan Rodabaugh is York Adopt-A-Pet Shelter manager/dog manager.
