If you have found a stray cat, kitten, dog or puppy, our first
suggestion would be to take the animal to a nearby Veterinary
Clinic to have it scanned for a microchip. If the animal is
microchipped, the Vet can give you the microchip ID code and
the phone number of the microchip company. You will then be
able to call the company for contact information on the pet's
owners if the family has registered the pet. There is the possibility
that the animal is microchipped but not registered.
In that case we may be able to assist you. We rely completely
on our volunteer foster homes to care for any animals we take
in to our system. If our foster space is full and you are unable
to keep the animal until we can take it into our foster system
we will try to assist you with other alternatives (i.e. rescue
groups) so that you don't have to take the animal to a kill
shelter.
Owner surrenders take a lower priority in our system so we
may help the homeless animals first. In some owner-surrender
situations you may be able to make a $10 donation and have us
list your pet on Petfinder.com
for 2 months in order to try and place your pet in a new home.
Please call our voicemail at (317) 774-8292 or email us at
info@adoptarpo.org with any questions. When contacting us
about an animal, please provide everything you know about the
animal including whether it has been spayed/neutered, is it
current on shots, etc.
Information from SpayUSA
and the Humane Society
of the United States.
Each day 10,000 humans are born in the U.S. - and each day
70,000 puppies and kittens are born. As long as these birth
rates exist, there will never be enough homes for all the animals.
As a result, every year 4 to 6 million animals are euthanized
because there are no homes for them.
Spay and neuter your pet! In addition to saving lives, spaying
and neutering can also drastically improve your pet's health
and life expectancy. The idea that pets become fat or lazy when
they are spayed or neutered is a myth. Sterilized pets lead
healthier, longer lives. Spaying a female eliminates the possibility
of uterine and ovarian cancer and greatly reduces the risk of
breast cancer. Neutering a male reduces the risk of both prostate
enlargement and prostate cancer. Neutering also will make your
pet more affectionate and less likely to roam, get in fights,
or become lost.
