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SPCA: A home for the lost and found
Crystal Baptista
Issue date: 3/29/07 Section: Features
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There are many colors, different sizes and to each, his or her own story. The Amarillo Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a placement center where homeless cats and dogs find shelter to care for them when they have nowhere else to go.
Miss Shelley, discovered in an Amarillo gutter, was left for dead with her puppies. The ASPCA rescued her family in hopes that one day Shelley and her puppies would be placed in the loving care of someone's heart and home.
"When you help someone find the right dog or cat, it's wonderful; it's like you are completing a family," said Janet Varela, the ASPCA's manager since November 2006.
Many different dogs and cats are waiting to be adopted, and it is simple to adopt a pet.
The first step is to pass a prescreening. The ASPCA's goal is to make sure each dog or cat is placed in the right home.
Whether you have a fenced yard or small children are two things the SPCA takes into consideration.
For just $85, you receive a microchip for tracking your new pet, spaying and neutering services and all the pet's shots.
Some dogs that come to the shelter are not found lying in gutters or lingering in the streets. Some actually come from good homes.
Comanche is a 2-year-old dog who came from a good home. His owner wasn't able to keep him due to unknown circumstances.
Other dogs, such as the beautiful Milo and Suzy, have been at the adoption center since they were puppies.
Milo has seen his brothers and sisters go while he has yet to find a home. Luckily, he has found a companion to keep him company who also is awaiting a new home. Though these dogs come from totally different backgrounds and different sides of the city, they look uncannily alike. Some say when you live with someone for so long, you start looking like you are blood-related. Milo and Suzy definitely fit that category.
If you are looking for an addition to your family, the ASPCA might have just the right dog or cat for you. You are sure to be welcomed by the array of howls and barks. That is what people can find from their future adoptee awaiting their arrival.
"It's just a matter of matching the right dog to the right person," Varela said.
More information can be found on the ASPCA's Web site at www.amarillospca.org.
Miss Shelley, discovered in an Amarillo gutter, was left for dead with her puppies. The ASPCA rescued her family in hopes that one day Shelley and her puppies would be placed in the loving care of someone's heart and home.
"When you help someone find the right dog or cat, it's wonderful; it's like you are completing a family," said Janet Varela, the ASPCA's manager since November 2006.
Many different dogs and cats are waiting to be adopted, and it is simple to adopt a pet.
The first step is to pass a prescreening. The ASPCA's goal is to make sure each dog or cat is placed in the right home.
Whether you have a fenced yard or small children are two things the SPCA takes into consideration.
For just $85, you receive a microchip for tracking your new pet, spaying and neutering services and all the pet's shots.
Some dogs that come to the shelter are not found lying in gutters or lingering in the streets. Some actually come from good homes.
Comanche is a 2-year-old dog who came from a good home. His owner wasn't able to keep him due to unknown circumstances.
Other dogs, such as the beautiful Milo and Suzy, have been at the adoption center since they were puppies.
Milo has seen his brothers and sisters go while he has yet to find a home. Luckily, he has found a companion to keep him company who also is awaiting a new home. Though these dogs come from totally different backgrounds and different sides of the city, they look uncannily alike. Some say when you live with someone for so long, you start looking like you are blood-related. Milo and Suzy definitely fit that category.
If you are looking for an addition to your family, the ASPCA might have just the right dog or cat for you. You are sure to be welcomed by the array of howls and barks. That is what people can find from their future adoptee awaiting their arrival.
"It's just a matter of matching the right dog to the right person," Varela said.
More information can be found on the ASPCA's Web site at www.amarillospca.org.
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