5 Reason To Adopt A Cat or Kitten Instead of Buying

Don't buy a cat or buy a kitten, consider adoption. Here is why...

If you are considering buying a new cat or buying a kitten, here are 5 reasons to consider adoption before purchasing a pet.

1) Adopted cats and kittens are usually healthy - Often people assume something must be wrong cats and kittens in shelters. The opposite is true. Shelter animals are usually a product of someone moving, a divorce, financial constraints or simply neglect. Pets in shelters are often given top-notch veterinary care, spayed and neutered, and vaccinated.

2) Cats from shelters are often litter-trained - Older cats are usually already adapted to household living. They are litter box trained and spayed or neutered, which is an important way of preventing territorial spraying!

3) You can match your personality with the cat's or kitten's - Because shelter and rescue workers spend a lot of time with their animals every day, they get to know each kitten's or cat's personality traits and habits. This might help align your lifestyle with the right animal and promote a better relationship long-term with your pet.

4) Adopting is green – You buy recycled printer paper, you reuse plastic bags, and you wouldn't dream of throwing an aluminum can in with the regular trash, right? So why wouldn't you recycle an existing life by adopting from the shelter?

5) You'll save a life - Unfortunately, as a result of too few people to care for animals and too many animals born, each year millions of cats and kittens die in shelters. If you adopt you will be saving a life. Furthermore, adoption helps eliminate the profits of "puppy mill"-type breeders that place the monetary value of an animal below its welfare. Your adoption can also influence co-workers, friends and family to consider adoption.

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