The Petstock Foundation just lately celebrated the 961 pets who discovered their eternally home throughout the nation throughout National Pet Adoption Month (NPAM), a rise on final yr’s adoption outcomes. NPAM is an initiative that helps discover loving properties for rescue pets in want of adoption or fostering whether or not it’s a cat, guinea pig, canine or perhaps a chook.
“Each year, we’re inspired by the generosity of Australians who take action during National Pet Adoption Month, and find a pet in need to love,” Petstock Foundation strategic supervisor stated.,
“Even if you weren’t able to adopt or foster during March, we still encourage those looking for a pet to reach out to their local Petstock store or rescue group for more information, or donate to the Petstock Foundation to support rescue groups across Australia.”
This yr, out of the 961 pets that had been adopted, 823 of these had been cats adopted by 19 dogs, 42 rabbits, 39 guinea pigs and 5 birds. Victoria and Tasmania noticed the very best variety of adoptions with 241 pets discovering their eternally home adopted by 146 in Queensland, 148 in South Australia, 138 in Western Australia and 109 in New South Wales & ACT.
Over the previous 10 years, the Petstock Foundation’s National Pet Adoption Month has helped discover loving properties for near 41,000 rescue pets throughout Australia and New Zealand, however there are nonetheless extra animals in want of properties.
There are presently over 9300 pets at shelters, rescue teams, kilos and vets throughout Australia awaiting adoption, and with the rising prices of on a regular basis bills, sadly it’s predicted that this quantity will proceed to rise.
