Just when shelters were reaching a crisis point with more pets being surrendered than adopted, President-Elect Barack Obama's pledge to bring a puppy to the White House has caused an increase in families researching pets to adopt.
"Searches for adoptable pets have increased sharply in the last week on our national pet-adoption website." says David Meyer, President of Adopt-a-Pet.com "Certainly if the President-Elect realizes that he can easily adopt the dog he needs from a shelter, he will inspire the whole nation to do the same, and will help get the word out about the millions of pets in shelters who do not get adopted each year."
And what about the requirement to adopt a hypoallergenic dog? "Many pets in shelters across the nation are hypoallergenic purebreds and mixed breeds," says Meyer. "Common hypoallergenic breeds include Poodles, Schnauzers, certain Terriers, and mixes of those and many other breeds as well. There is no conflict at all between needing a hypoallergenic dog and adopting from a shelter."
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