Seniors represent an often-untapped resource for many animal shelters and rescue groups. With their free time and life experience, they can be great volunteers, adopters, and animal advocates.
Resources and Articles
From the Magazine
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Matters of Life, Death, and Responsibility
Here are guidelines for how pet owners can plan for the possibility that their pets will outlive them, and recommendations for what you can do to encourage them to take this important step.
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Better With Age
Older cats usually aren't adopted as readily as kittens, but these strategies and promotion ideas can help you get your senior felines noticed and into loving homes.
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Reaching Out to the Senior Community
Older and wiser, the retirement set can be great resource for shelters'and vice versa.
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Mouthpieces: It Takes a Long Time to Get This Sweet
This installment of Mouthpieces encourages potential adopters to take a second look at the senior cats and dogs in your care.
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Better with Age
Shelters match senior animals to the similarly well-seasoned
