I am an huge animal lover.  I got it from my mom to repsect animals.  They have feelings too and want to be respected just like people do.  And abusing animals is the worst thing you can do.  But look at these statistics from the ASPCA.

• Approximately 5 million to 7 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide every year, and approximately 3 million to 4 million are euthanized.
• Twenty-five percent of dogs who enter local shelters are purebred.
• Only 10 percent of the animals received by shelters have been spayed or neutered. About 75 percent of owned pets are neutered.
• Five out of ten dogs in shelters and seven out of ten cats in shelters are destroyed simply because there is no one to adopt them.

This is a great time of the year to consider adopting an animal from a local animal shelter. Kids just love to have a pet and adults will have the comfort of knowing that a pet does not care how rough your day was.  They will come for you with a wagging tail knowing that you care about them.  And adopting a pet from an animal shelter reduces the pet population from a shelter and less pets are euthanized.  Another fact to consider is getting a pet who is either spayed or neutered.  This makes the pet behave better and reduces the pet population.  You can either go to an local animal shelter as a family to adopt a pet or even better.  Get a gift certificate so they can go down to an animal shelter to choose the right pet.  So give an pet the best wish from Santa Paws.  Give them a good and loving home for the holidays!

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