This page was inspired by a beautiful Rottweiler with the saddest eyes, named Autumn. It all started when someone posted an email in a group I am in about a kitty who needed a home and FAST. She was scheduled to be put to sleep that same day. Luckily she was saved!!! I then was told about the happy endings part of the website and I went there to see the kitty that was saved...but ended up at the page for "Last Chance" pets. Autumn was there and she was listed with 2 beautiful kitties, and two other gorgeous dogs. I was so saddened. But what hurt the most was seeing Autumn's eyes, and to see that her owners had surrendered her and put her in there.

I then was reading over a story/poem titled "How Could You" and I decided to make a website to promote spaying/neutering and to show people that their are other alternatives besides taking your pet to the shelter. There are MANY rescue groups that are there to help. If you have a behavioral problem there are so many things you can do to try and help change that behavior. I want to help educate if I can, and I just hope the people that need to be educated somehow find their way to my page, or to another page like it.

8-10 MILLION cats and dogs enter shelters each year?

4-5 MILLION cats and dogs are euthanized by shelters each year?

3-5 millions cats and dogs are adopted from shelters each year?

Only 15–30% of dogs and 2–5% of cats entering shelters are reclaimed by owners each year?

A fertile cat can produce an average of 3 litters per year?

In seven years, one female cat and her offspring can theoretically produce 420,000 cats?

A fertile dog can produce an average of 2 litters per year?

In six years, one female dog and her offspring can theoretically produce 67,000 dogs?

Part of the reason I am making this website is also to help people who have "problem" pets see that there are SO many resources out there to help them fix behavioral problems and so many other options besides surrendering the pet.

I am REALLY touchy on this subject. I believe when you adopt a pet you adopt it for life. If your pet has a behavioral or medical problem I believe you need to do all that is within your means to fix it.

Please remember, pets aren't just things to throw away after the excitement wears off.

If worse comes to worse and you have tried everything you can and just cannot take it anymore please consider re-homing the pet yourself. If you can't do that, there are TONS of breed specific and even non-breed specific organizations out there that are there to help unwanted pets find a home. They are wonderful and they will screen the prospective owners to make sure the pet is going to a good home able to handle that breed. Please try that option before taking your pet to the local shelter, especially if it is a kill-shelter. Please check my links for information about rescue groups.

I wanted to include information about puppy mills and pet shops as well on this page. I just want to help get the word out there and help increase awareness. For more information visit my links page, I have a lot of links for various sites about puppy mills.

Before buying a puppy, please do your research and you will be happy you did! A lot of people still don't know that buying a puppy in pet shops means they most likely come from breeding "farms" called "puppy mills," where mother dogs and "studs" spend lonely lives in small filthy cages, producing litter after litter. So no matter how cute that doggy is in the window...keep walking! That's the only way we can put these puppy millers out of business...to NOT give them any!

And unfortunately this doesn't apply just to dogs...it applies to illegal catteries and back yard breeders as well. They all have something in common. They are breeding unhealthy, uncertified, poorly kept animals.

I also recommend that you read the poem Merry Christmas From Ye Olde Puppy Shoppe. That poem pretty much sums up pet stores and puppy mills.