Adopting from the Wake County Animal Center

     The next time you think about an animal for your home, please consider the Wake County Animal Center.  Have you ever wondered what the adoption fees are and what these fees include?  Well, now you do not have to wonder!  This post is to inform others about the adoption fees and what animals can be adopted from the Wake County Animal Center.  Dogs, cats, and little critters including: birds, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, reptiles, and rodents can be adopted.  I am including the prices of adoption for the animals and all of the information below is for the Wake County Animal Center.  


Dog adoption fee: $45.00
Dog spay/neuter fee: $50.00
Cat adoption fee: $15.00
Cat spay/neuter fee: $30.00


Little Critter Adoptions:
Bird adoption fee: $20.00
Ferret adoption fee: $45.00
Guinea Pig adoption fee: $15.00
Reptile adoption fee: $30.00
Rodent adoption fee: $10.00
Rabbit adoption fee: $20.00


These adoption fees include: 

-First series of shots (DA2PPV or FVRCP)

-General dewormer

-Heartworm test for dogs

-FIV/FELU test for cats

-Topical flea and tick treatment

-Microchip

-Rabies vaccine 

Important things to remember: 

     If the animal is adopted prior to four months of age, it will be too young to receive a Rabies vaccination.  However, when the animal reaches four months of age, you may bring the animal back to receive the rabies vaccination.  

     All dogs and cats are required to be spayed or neutered before leaving the Wake County Animal Center.  Remember, if the animal you choose to adopt has already been spayed or neutered, you do not have to pay the spay and neuter fee.  


     The Wake County Animal Center does not give pets away for free because one of the roles of the center is to help control the spread of disease.  These animals need up to date vaccinations because without these, disease can be spread.  The animals can not only pass around the diseases to other animals but to the public as well!  Animals are also required to be spayed and neutered to decrease the overpopulation of animals.  Animals are frequently multiplying and people often cannot care for an entire liter of puppies or kittens.  A pro of giving the animals away for free would be a faster adoption rate.  I believe that people would adopt the animals more quickly; however, a con of this would be that the animals have not had their shots or been spayed or neutered.  Once the animals leave the center, there is no guarantee that the new owners will have the animals vaccinated, spayed, or neutered.  The center wants to ensure that the animals leave healthy and are successful in their new home environment.  If you are interested in adopting a loving animal for your home, please consider the Wake County Animal Center.
     An older gentleman was in the cat room when I was photographing one day and we had been talking and I decided to ask him the interview question.  I thanked him for agreeing to answer and I said, "Why do you think they don't just give the homeless pets away for free?  What would be the pros/cons of this?  I was surprised that his answer and mine sounded quite similar.  He said, "The Wake County Animal Center would benefit from giving them away for free because more people would take the animals home; however, this wouldn't mean that the animals were going to be up to date on their shots or spayed or neutered if the new owners decided they could not afford to do these things or if they simply didn't want to."  He also said, "Some of these animals are strays and need vet care and vaccinations because they can spread diseases to other animals and you and me and the people on the street."  I thanked this man for his time and he smiled and went on looking at the cute cats!

The interview was conducted by Brittany Murray on May 18th, 2012 by an anonymous visitor to the Wake County Animal Center


The information from this post was taken from the website and I have included the link to this post:




Wake County Animal Center
http://www.wakegov.com/pets/default.htm
Information Taken: May 13th, 2012

Aerial 71676
Photo Courtesy of Brittany Murray
Photo Taken: May 18th, 201

     This photograph of Aerial captures what I was discussing in this blog post.  For example, Aerial is a puppy.  If Aerial was to go home with a family for free, there is no gurantee that this sweet puppy would have all the proper vaccinations and be spayed or neutered.  Also, if Aerial was out wandering the streets without a home and had some disease, Aerial could spread the disease to other animals and people of the community.  It is important to adopt the animals from the Wake County Animal Center because they are up to date on vaccinations and have been spayed or neutered before they go home.  The Wake County Animal Center takes these precautions to reduce the spread of disease and to reduce animal overpopulation which is a huge issue in the world today!