When choosing to own a pet, many people face an important decision: should they adopt a stray animal or buy one? This choice is not only about personal preference, but also closely related to animal protection, sense of responsibility and cost. This article will compare the advantages and disadvantages of pet adoption and purchase to help readers make a wise choice.
Pet adoption
Pet adoption refers to the choice of adopting stray animals or finding a new home in a shelter: the main benefit of this method is to rescue animals that have lost their homes and give them a warm home. Here are some advantages of pet adoption:
- Animal rescue: Every year, a large number of stray animals wander the streets or are abandoned for various reasons. Choosing to adopt a stray animal not only gives them a warm home, but also contributes to the cause of animal protection.
- Maturity and stability: stray animals are generally adults and their physical health is relatively stable: this means that adopters can better understand the pet's personality and health, so as to take better care of them.
- Low cost: Adopting stray animals is relatively low cost. Even if some basic veterinary services may be required, such as sterilization and deworming, the cost is relatively low.
However, there are some issues that need to be considered when adopting a pet:
- Health issues: stray animals may be exposed to various infectious diseases during their homeless period, so a comprehensive veterinary examination is required. In addition, there may be certain genetic diseases.
- Psychological adaptation: Adopting stray animals requires a certain amount of time and patience to help them adapt to the new environment. It may take more time and energy to care for and train.
- Pet purchase
Pet purchase refers to the purchase of young animals from pet stores, farms or individuals. Here are some advantages of pet purchasing:
- Diversity of choice: When buying a pet, you can choose a specific breed and purebred puppies according to your personal interests and needs. Buyers can better predict the characteristics and personality of the pet.
- Cultivation experience: For those who are inexperienced in cultivating pets, buying young animals allows them to raise them from an early age and cultivate a tacit understanding and understanding with the pet.
- Health checkup: The pups purchased for pets are generally subject to a comprehensive veterinary examination to ensure their health.
However, there are also some potential problems with pet purchases
- High cost: Buying pet pups requires a higher cost, whether it is the purchase price or the subsequent veterinary fees and maintenance costs.
- The cost of buying a purebred pet is very expensive. Depending on the breed and pedigree of the pet, the price may range from a few thousand yuan to tens of thousands of yuan. For some rare breeds, the price may even be as high as hundreds of thousands of yuan. These costs include multiple costs such as breeding, feeding and pet shop profits.
- The breeding cost of purebred pets is also relatively high. Purebred pets usually have the potential risk of some genetic diseases, so they need regular health checks and supplementary health care measures. At the same time, due to the more prominent personality and characteristics of purebred pets, the difficulty of feeding and training will also increase, and it may cost more money and effort.
From the above analysis, it can be seen that pet adoption is obviously more economical than buying. The adoption fee is low, and the adopted pets usually have completed basic medical treatment and sterilization surgery, reducing the additional expenses in the later stage. The shelter also provides a range of benefits and services to help new owners take better care of their pets.
Of course, for pet lovers who pursue purebred breeds, buying a pet is also an option. However, before making a decision, you should fully consider the high cost of buying a pet and the additional cost of raising it.
In summary, the cost of pet adoption is cheaper and more favorable than buying. When we choose a pet, we should fully consider the opportunity of adoption and provide a warm home for stray pets. Through pet adoption, we can not only reduce our own financial burden, but also help more stray animals out of trouble and achieve the common happiness of pets and humans.
