Here we review the top four
reasons owners abandon their kittens and adult cats and potential solutions that can help.
Not exact matches
The lack of house training is the number one
reason that dogs wind up neglected,
abandoned, or in animal shelters, but it's the failure of the
owner - not the puppy.
Two years ago Kim Skarritt founded the rescue and hospice program after encountering too many aging dogs who had been
abandoned, for one
reason or another, by their
owners.
That are relinquished for any
reason by their
owners, or are
abandoned at shelters, animal control centers, veterinarian offices, Humane Society, SPCA or other facilities.
Camden County Animal Shelter cares for any animal regardless of the
reason which may include a pet surrendered by their
owners due to medical issues or financial limitations, a stray animal that has been
abandoned as well as any animal that has suffered extreme neglect from starvation and medical treatment.
Too many pet
owners are not responsible and give the animals to shelters or
abandon them when money becomes tight, when they move (a strange
reason)
Owners who
abandon their dogs may have a legitimate
reason or they may be just passing a problem on to someone else.
The number one
reason dogs are
abandoned or taken to shelters (where they are almost certanly euthanized) is «behavior problems» that the
owner allowed to develop.
Dogs come into rescue for many
reasons: some are
abandoned, some have been abused, some have had the tragedy of losing their
owners to illness or to death, some have had their families fall on hard times and be unable to afford to keep them, or have their
owners move to another country and be unable to take them.
We are dedicated to rescuing cats left homeless for whatever
reason — cats in municipal shelters where they are at high risk of euthanasia due to animal overpopulation,
abandoned and homeless strays, cats surrendered by their
owners because of difficult circumstances, and those in danger of abuse or neglect.
Sometimes these are pups, who for whatever
reason, did not find homes, sometimes these are mature dogs,
abandoned by their
owners because they became destructive.
In fact, many of the pets that are in shelters are there because their
owners have
abandoned them for all different
reasons including financial issues or even a death in the family.
The company hopes to help dogs and their
owners enjoy a lasting relationship, and since a major
reason people
abandon their dogs is poor behavior, RODDYDOGS believes that supporting animal rescue organizations is extremely important.
Top
reason for dogs to be
abandoned or dropped at a shelter is behavioral problems that become overwhelming for an
owner.
Perhaps their
owners moved and could not take them, could not take care of them for monetary
reasons, the pet became too large, or maybe the animal was
abandoned somewhere with no one around to explain why.