Having a pet and sharing a close bond and love with a pet is an amazing feeling. If you are still not decided about adding a pet to your family, the following five reasons may help you to take a decision-

1.Rescuing a puppy will give you a good feeling!

There is a huge gap between people adopting pets and people giving up their pets. The statistics indicate that approximately 2.7 million cats and dogs are euthanized every year in the United States as there are not enough people who are ready to adopt a pet. If you take the decision to adopt a pet, you will be amazed to enjoy a great feeling. You will be able to save the life of at least one innocent animal who has all the right to live, but is unable to do so because there is no one to adopt him. If you adopt a puppy from a shelter or a local agency sheltering animals, you will not only improve the life of that puppy, but also ensure another homeless animal an opportunity to get saved because of the available space that recently became free.

2.Enjoy a nice bonding with a healthy pet

If you wish to adopt a healthy and happy animal, you can visit the rescue groups or animal shelters where you will find a lot of animals just waiting to be adopted. These animals undergo regular vaccinations and examinations at the shelters that ensure their perfect health and fitness. Many shelters neuter or spay them before they are made available for adoption. Besides offering proper and timely medical care to the animals, the animals are also screened on the basis of their behaviors and temperaments. In case, the doctors found something amiss, the animals are sent for further treatment. Conversely, fit and healthy animals are then put up for adoption.

3.Adoption of a puppy is a great money saver

If you decide to adopt a puppy, you will be able to save a lot of money as adoption is a less expensive affair in comparison to buying a puppy from a pet store. The animals available at an animal shelter or with a rescue group are healthy, vaccinated, neutered or spayed, which makes adopting a pet from a shelter and paying its nominal fee is quite a money saver.

4.You will become a better person by adopting a pet

Loving one’s own children is quite natural, but loving an innocent animal will definitely bring a lot of joy and love in your life and you will feel a better person. Your unconditional love for the animal will make you realise the qualities that were hidden within you. You will be amazed to realize that you have one more purpose in your life and you will feel responsible for the puppy who is totally dependent on you.

5.You will be able to bring a reduction in the factory style breeding of animals

If you are adopting a puppy from a rescue group or an animal shelter, you will be basically putting a stop to the factory style breeding facilities that are usually seen among puppy mills, for whom profits from selling pets is more important than their welfare. Many animals are kept in poor conditions with no medical care till the time they are sold.

In a nutshell, the above five reasons can swing your decision if you are not yet decided about adopting a puppy.