Special Activity: The SPCA encourages responsible adoption and salutes its veteran adopters
Many dogs and cats do not live their whole lives in one home, but are passed from place to place or put in a shelter. To commemorate “Pet Parent’s Day”, whose aim is to honor those owners who consider their pets an integral part of their families, the SPCA calls upon the general public to expand their families by adopting a new four-legged friend and presents the adopters with a certificate of appreciation and a gift package contributed by Tal Gal Ltd.
On Sunday, April 26, “Pet Parents’ Day” will be celebrated throughout the world, with the aim of recognizing and honoring pet owners who relate to their pets as an inseparable part of their families.
On the occasion of this special day, the SPCA will hold special activities to raise public awareness of responsible adoption of pets and the importance of raising them for their whole lives, as well as to express our appreciation to our veteran adopters. Owners of pets that were adopted at the SPCA up to the end of 2009 are invited to come with their dogs to the SPCA during the week 26/4-2/5, to receive a special certificate of appreciation, benefits and a gift package sponsored by Tal Gal Company, which includes a small bag of Purina food, a Purina treat, a pouch, and a leash. In addition, the Solano Company is contributing a gift of an ampule against fleas. In addition, a special prize awarding activity will take place on our Facebook page.
‘Responsible Adoption’ is not just a slogan in the SPCA, but is the name of the adoption process carried out in the organization. The aims of this process are to match the animals with owners committed to their care, who will be able to meet their pets’ needs throughout their lives and to check that the decision to adopt emanates from sober deliberation and is not one made on the spur of the moment. According to Hilma Shmoshkowitz, Chairperson (Volunteer), Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Israel, “Our many years of experience in placing animals in adoptive homes teach us that many dogs and cats do not live their whole lives in one home, and each move has a detrimental effect upon them. As those who, on a daily basis, witness the suffering of abandoned animals, we have chosen this activity to express our deep appreciation to those people who do understand the meaning of this commitment and the responsibility involved in raising pets for their whole lives and consider their pets an integral part of their families. I am certain that all the members of the SPCA staff are eagerly waiting to meet the veteran adopters and the dogs that gained loving families. We take this opportunity to call on additional people to expand their families with a new four-legged friend and to gain unconditional love for many years to come”.
* The gift offer will be valid while stocks last and on presentation of the adopter’s ID card.
Main photo: The Arbiv family with the dogs Toffee and Dvash that were adopted at the Society.