Each year many abandoned cats and dogs have to be euthanized because potential owners did not carefully consider before buying a pet.
There are important things to take into consideration:
- Cats and dogs can live up to 18 years of age.
- Do you have time to care for your pet?
- Do you work long hours?
- Will you be able to walk a dog?
- Is the type of pet you’re considering suitable for the place you live in?
- Will you be able to keep the animal for its entire life?
- Do you have any future life plans that will leave a pet you choose homeless?
Certain animals need room to move and require a lot of stimulation. Keeping some animals in small apartments or on balconies can cause great stress and unhappiness and is simply cruel.