Category: Pets Adoption

One of the ways to help the animal shelter (shelter) is a dog or cat, but before reporting, there are a number of things you should respond to:

Need Commitment From You & Your Family

Think about who will take the pet – walk, play, feed it, or take it to the vet. Are you ready to commit?

Do a survey in the environment around you

You should start paying attention to the environment around your house. Is there a park to take pets on a walk? Nearest vet location? And most importantly, do your neighbors also like pets?

Watch the dog’s activity level

Active dog breeds, such as the Siberian Husky, German Shepherd, Akita, Border Collie, Australian Shepherd require activities outside the home, if you are the type of person who does not like outdoor activities, you should choose a dog whose activity is too high and prefers to stay inside the house. For example, the Maltese or Chihuahua.

The type of dog (breeding) is the main determinant

Often times potential adopters only want certain types. In fact, mixed breed dogs / cats have the same level of loyalty and intelligence as the purebred. All you need to know … Read More

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Giving life to your children will cost you money. The same is the case with raising a dog or cat.

While adopting doesn’t cost money, there is still money to spend on caring for dogs and cats. The amount of this fee varies, depending on the breed of dog or cat you adopt and the care for it. However, the range is not more than a million, which is generally used to buy food, build cages and maintain cleanliness, carry out routine maintenance, such as bathing, cutting hair and nails, deworming, etc., as well as health checks, namely sterilization, vaccination, and if at any time sick.

Steps to Adopt

Adopting dogs and cats from the shelter has several advantages. First, the dog or cat in the shelter has been sterilized beforehand so you don’t need to do sterilization again. Second, you can ask the shelter about the animal’s history. For example, how it behaves, if it is near children, or what are the habits of the animal, is there a certain disease, or has it been vaccinated or not. Third, you simultaneously help the shelter empty a room so that it can be occupied by other stray dogs or cats.… Read More

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Eating and Drinking

Every animal needs enough food and drink to survive and also needs good nutrition for financial needs. Feeding and drinking carelessly will adversely affect pets. Even feeding does not only look at the quantity aspect, but also the quality. Often discussing with experts or seniors who are more knowledgeable and experienced, of course, will increase knowledge and avoid things that are not desirable in pets.

Cleaning / Bathing Pets

Maintaining cleanliness of pets so as not approved by germs, of course, will also help our health indirectly. For certain animals may not need to be bathed or thrown away such as fish, insects, snails, and others. Wash our animals regularly so they are free from germs.

Give a Good Enclosure and Clean the Enclosure

Pets need good help to live well. For example, such as aquariums for ornamental fish, ponds for koi fish, cages for birds, chicken coops, stables for horses, and so forth. Cleaning the cage, even if it’s not fun, has to be done. This was done so that pets are not overgrown with germs. Cleaning and caring for animal dwellings then routinely avoids the risk of illness or stress due to dirty cages.

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