Animal shelter has quality pets available
Since it is Adopt a Cat Month at the Warren County Animal Shelter and an abundance of quality animals are available there, now is as good a time as any to check out the pets which are up for adoption.
It’s no secret the animal shelter deals with an overcrowding problem on a regular basis. Employees there say this time of year is especially bad with so many animals just giving birth. The cages are filled and pets are awaiting loving homes.
It doesn’t take much deduction to figure out why controlling the pet population has become such a prominent issue.
The first problem stems from the fact folks are reluctant to have their cats and dogs spayed or neutered. This reluctance comes from the fact it cost money to spay or neuter an animal and this is money many people choose not to spend.
That quickly leads to the second part of the problem. Animals which are free to reproduce certainly do just that. It doesn’t take long before a few neighborhood pets turn into an unmanageable situation with stray dogs and cats running wild.
Not only can dogs be a nuisance by ripping into garbage and trampling plants and flowers, they can also present a serious health risk if they contract rabies.
Simply put, we don’t want stray animals roaming around the county. We don’t want to have to be concerned with feeding homeless animals who drag up on our doorsteps.
It’s easy to see how the problem can slip from bad to worse in a matter of years.
A female cat can give birth to 12 kittens in a year. If those 12 kittens give birth to 12 more kittens, and so on, and so on, it doesn’t take long for one cat to be responsible for 20,736 offspring. Based on those figures, such a population explosion can take place in about five years.
That’s where the animal shelter plays a vital role. Yes, shelter employees do have the undesirable job of having to euthanize unwanted animals, but they also go to great lengths to find homes for happy, healthy pets.
Some people may shy away from adopting a dog that costs $75 because the price of a rabies shot and spaying or neutering is included in that fee. But when considering the other possibilities, and all the offspring one dog or cat is able to produce, it only makes sense to have that animal fixed.
Dogs and cats do make great pets, but at the same time we don’t want these animals to run rampant throughout the county. There has to be some responsible animal control and that all starts with stopping the problem before innocent animals have to be killed.
These are all things to think about as the kids are now out of school for the summer and may be longing for a household pet. If you’re looking for a cat or dog, it’s a good idea to stop by the animal shelter and see the animals available for adoption.