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Any adoption agency will ee TS cme
tell you the hardest children Be : ; 3

to place are the older ones
who have passed the cute,
cuddly stage. ~

Everyone loves a new
baby, but it takes someone a
bit special to offer an older
child membership in your
family. The same attitude .
applies when it comes to
adopting pets.

Every year, thousands of
puppies and kittens are born
in Canada. Many find good
homes early in life, but the
older they become, the
harder they are to place. In
fact, Humane Societies have
a difficult time finding
suitable homes for animals
over six months old. ; ‘ : e. i

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urges you to consider
opening your heart and your
home to a mature animal.

OLDER COULD BE
BETTER

The risk of damage to
your home is much less with
older animals, since they are
beyond the - paper-training
puppy stage or into-every-
thing kitten stage.

Mature pets are less prone
to illness or injury, and if
they are going to be around
children, they generally
make sturdier and more
tolerant playmates than

kittens or puppies.
There are few surprises
when you adopt an older pet

.. the animal will have
reached much, or all of its
adult size and its personality
will-be fairly well-developed,
making it easier to avoid a
clash of temperaments or the
problem of a very large pet
in a very small home.

If you already have a
mature dog and would also
like a cat, it’s usually best to
choose an adolescent or
adult. In confrontation with
a grown dog, even during
play. a small kitten can
easily finish a frightened and
injured loser!

WHERE TO LOOK

If you're coming to the
conclusion that you might
like an older pet, there are
several places to look.
Check out kennels,
breeders, pet stores, friends,
ads in the newspaper, the
local humanc socicty or
Animal shelter, ctc.

Set up a trial period of a
couple of weeks to allow
your new pet to. get
acquainted with its nocw
surroundings and its ocw
family

If things don't work out,
you can probably return the

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