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Give an Old Dog or Cat or Rabbit a New Home for Adopt-a-Senior Pet Month
Chad, a Senior Shepherd Dog/Chow Chow Mix at Mutt Scouts, needs a home
The next time you head out to one of LA County's thirty-three Animal Shelters or one of the hundreds of pet adoption and rescue organizations in LA, The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control would like you to remember that it's National Adopt-a-Senior Pet month and that old dogs (and cats and rabbits) need love too.
They may not be as cute and spunky, but they're among the most difficult animals to place in homes. Further evidence of LA's obsession with shiny and new? Perhaps, but you could consider it your chance to become a dog owner without the demands of becoming, say, a puppy owner who gets no sleep and has to clean up a few hundred accidents in the house before things get sorted.
Think about it. Most older dogs (or cats or rabbits) have had house training and basic obedience training. Score one if you aren't good at teaching an old dog new tricks. Older dogs also have lower energy levels and require less exercise. Score two if you're lazy. Score three? Older dogs (or cats or rabbits) have lived with humans longer, so they know how to be a good friend. Awww.
Best ways to adopt a senior pet in LA? Check out PetFinder, LA County's own adoptable animal search, or visit one of LA County's shelters.
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