Back to school and back to normal?

Phewww! The kids went back to school yesterday across most of the province and I *hope* that means that things will be getting "back to normal" for people and that cat adoptions will pick up.

Over the years, I have noticed a real rhythm to adoptions:

Spring is usually okay for adoptions of young creatures but slower for the adults - almost everyone loves the babies...

Summers are slow because people are planning on going away on holidays and a new companion wouldn't fit in well...

Fall is usually fairly stead for adoptions of all sorts until just before Christmas...

Then people are looking for kittens and puppies - usually for the wrong reasons - as gifts or surprises instead of thinking about the lifelong commitment they are making. Occasionally though people are looking at that time because they have no parties and travelling, they are off work for a week or more and they are thinking it is a good, quiet time to bond with a new friend...

Winter is often slower as people cocoon up inside...

This year has been incredibly slow for cat and kitten adoptions. Not just for Project Jessie - but for every rescue and shelter that I have talked to. People still aren't getting the spay/neuter message and I have no idea why.

In this country we kill over a million healthy dogs and cats - every single year - simply because they have no homes.

It is incredibly sad and totally unnecessary...

So - if you are thinking of adding a new dog or cat to your home - Please adopt! If you are close enough to adopt through Project Jessie of course we prefer that! If not, please visit your local animal shelter or humane society and DEFINITELY make sure that the animals you live with are spayed/neutered!!!

It is safer and healthier for them, and better than producing more babies that won't have homes....

Shelly