Pledge to Adopt Your Next Pet

More than 150,000 animals are brought to shelters each year with many never managing to find a permanent home. As they accumulate in shelters, millions of unwanted pets are euthanized every year to make room for new ones.

This sad statistic can easily be changed. If more people adopted pets from local shelters rather than purchasing them from pet stores, the number of pets euthanized would drop significantly. In addition to saving a life, you'd be getting a lifetime companion.

By adopting, you'll pay less for your pet, and you'll usually get a pet that is healthier and calmer. Puppies from pet stores, on the other hand, usually come from puppy mills, which keep dogs in cruel and unsanitary conditions that breed disease.

Pledge to adopt your next pet from an animal shelter rather than purchase it from a pet store.