The Springbrook Animal Care Center in Naperville, Illinois is a
comprehensive veterinarian center that has been serving the area since 2003.
Since first opening their doors, they have aided in the adoption of more than
ten thousand shelter animals.
According to the American Society for the Prevention of Crueltyto Animals, more than seven and a half million animals that might otherwise be
someone’s pet, enter animal shelters nationwide, each and every year. The vast
majority of these animals are dogs and cats. About half of these animals end up
being euthanized.
The good news is that nearly three million of these shelter
animals are adopted every year. Adopting a pet from a shelter, or “rescuing”
it, as some like to call it, can be a complicated process that involves more
than just picking out a cute dog or cat at the shelter and bringing it home.
People who want to adopt a pet usually have to fill out an adoption application
and be interviewed by a member or members of the shelter staff, undergo a
waiting period, sign an adoption contract and pay any applicable fees, and
agree to a trial period.
Since so many of the animals in shelters come from bad
situations, shelter staffers take care to place them in homes that really want
them, and will treat them well. During the interview, would-be adopters will be
asked to explain their reasons for wanting a pet, what their home situation is
like, and what their lifestyles are like.
Experts say that it is impossible to know for sure how many
stray dogs and cats there are in the United States, but most agree that
homeless animals outnumber homeless people by a five-to-one ratio.
The Springbrook Animal Care Center plays an important role in
finding homes for animals that need one.
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