Share Your Love This Holiday Season: Adopt a Shelter Pet
North Shore Animal League America Has Hundreds of Orphaned Pets Waiting to Go Home
December 10, 2009(Port Washington, NY) -Adopting a shelter pet is an excellent shared experience for a family during the holiday season and helps save the life of an innocent animal. Pet adoption experts at North Shore Animal League America in Port Washington point out that the experience of going to a shelter is uplifting, teaching children compassion and responsibility for homeless animals. The Animal League adoption fee includes spaying/neutering, essential vaccinations and a wellness exam. The Animal League also offers training classes as well as low-cost wellness care at its Pet Health Center.
The world’s largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization, the Animal League has hundreds of dogs, cats, puppies and kittens to choose from. They come in every size, age, shape and color and include purebreds and mixed breeds, otherwise known as Mutt-i-grees™. With the help of their experienced adoption counselors, finding the perfect match is simple.
For families who are not able to bring a pet into their home, the Animal League’s Sponsor Program provides an opportunity to make life better for a special needs animal through a monthly donation. For more information on adopting a shelter pet this holiday season, or to find out how you can help the Animal League in its mission to rescue, nurture and adopt approximately 20,000 orphaned pets each year, call 516-883-7575 or visit www.AnimalLeague.org.
About North Shore Animal League America
North Shore Animal League America, headquartered in Port Washington, NY, is the largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization in the world. The Animal League reaches across the country to rescue, nurture and adopt nearly 20,000 pets into happy and loving homes every year. Since its founding 1944, they have placed closed to 1 million puppies, kittens, cats and dogs into carefully screened homes. One of the first animal rescue agencies on the ground in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Animal League rescued more than 1200 pets from the region, with 1170 adopted and 22 reunited with their families. The Animal League is home to the Alex Lewyt Veterinary Medical Center, which provides 24-hour care for the sheltered pets and annually takes care of more than 10,000 outpatient visits, administers over 27,000 vaccinations, and performs over 14,000 free spay/neuter procedures for every adopted animal. The League also has a National Shelter Rescue team, and offers a wide variety of programs such as a mobile adoption program, puppy training, and adoption counseling. For more information on North Shore Animal League America visit AnimalLeague.org. |
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