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Home-to-Home adoptions reduce the stress and confusion animals experience
when they lose a familiar home. Because pets are placed directly into a new home they
do not face an uncertain fate while waiting for adoption in an animal shelter.
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Confinement in a shelter can be confusing and stressful even for confident, friendly animals.
For pets that are anxious, shy, excitable or elderly the experience can be overwhelming.
Some animals develop behavior problems that make them less readily adoptable, and they may,
depending on the shelter's policy, be euthanized if a home cannot be found.
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Home-to-Home offers a convenient way to bring pets to the attention
of adopters and provides an application/screening process that allows the owner to meet
only applicants they feel will provide a secure and loving new home for their pet.
Owners who help their pets meet adopters in a familiar and comfortable environment
and who share what they know about the animal's history give their pet an excellent
chance for successful adoption by a new owner.
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Adopters in Home-to-Home adoptions have the advantage of meeting an animal
where it is most comfortable and of seeing its behavior with the people it knows best. They
have the opportunity to ask questions of the people most familiar with the animal and to see
the kind of environment and care the animal is used to. They will have a greater understanding
of the animal's history and a better idea of what to expect when they bring their new pet home.
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Home-to-Home also has the potential to reduce the number of animals abandoned or
surrendered and to ease the burden of animal shelters in Otsego, Delaware and Chenango Counties .
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With help from Home-to-Home, pet owners can confidently take on the responsibility of choosing a new home for their pet.
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