Thank you to everyone who completed our Pet Owner Survey earlier this summer. The results were doggone interesting!

Here are some fun findings:

 

• 69% of you have two or more pets and 71% of you have been pet owners for 16 years or more! Companionship is—by far—the number one reason you brought a pet into your home.

• Dog people (65%) outnumber cat people (63%) but only by a nose! And, let’s not forget about the folks with birds (2%), fish (4%), rabbits (4%) and other pets (10%).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Only 29% of you leave the TV or other entertainment on for your pets, but a whopping 100% of you talk to them. Over two-thirds of you take photos or videos of your pets.

• Most pets sleep in or on a bed – either their own or a human bed. Only 8% of pets sleep outside.

• Two-thirds of you met your pet through an adoption event or at a rescue center. You considered a variety of factors when choosing a pet:

If you are thinking about adopting an animal, please visit our website to learn more about the many animals looking for their forever homes.

A special kittie was adopted this week. Enos lived for years as an outside cat in a colony near Leesburg. But as we were relocating most of the cats to new homes due to threats, we realized that Enos had some vision problems due to an old wound or injury. He could still see but his vision is limited, which means he couldn’t be moved to a new outside home.

Enos showed signs of being social and friendly, so we took a chance and put him in one of our foster homes. Fortunately, Enos decided that he was ready for the comfortable life of an indoor kitty.

Enos took to indoor life like a fish to water. Turns out Enos is all about getting snuggles and ear rubs and back scratches.

And just like that, the perfect family found and adopted this 9 year old, vision impaired love bug. So now he’s getting to know his new cat brother and if all goes well, they will have many happy years of playtime together.