Djurhemmen stops adoptions of pets during christmas
to prevent impulse purchases of pets and then regret stopping several German animal shelters adoptions during the christmas season – for the animals ‘ sake, writes the BBC News.
to prevent giving away animals as a christmas gift, German animal shelters have introduced a temporary ban from adopting animals. A dozens of animal shelters have gone out with the information to potential pet owners that no animals will be adopted during the holidays.
Berlin’s animal shelters, one of the largest in Europe, is one of them. According to them, reduces the ban the number of unwanted animals left to return when the feast is over.
Animals are living creatures with needs and emotions, they are not suitable as överraskningsgåvor, they say in a statement, according to BBC News.
the Problem, according to those who engages in the prohibited, is that animals often are impulse buys that are made at the last minute.
– It is a large decision to acquire an animal, the whole family must be involved in the decision making process, ” says Claudia Hämmerling from the Berlin animal protection association.
most of The djurhemmen will, however, stay open so that you can come and watch – but may come back in January if they are interested then they have had a time to ponder.
But not everyone agrees with the ban is a good idea. In the Uk framförhåller the humane society EARS to the one who gets a pet should be one that is willing and ready.
”For some people, so is the feast in a peaceful and tranquil time where it might be a good time to introduce an animal to the home, when families are at home and can spend time with them,” they say in a statement.
They admit, however, that there may even be families where there is extra noise, the hustle and bustle of the christmas season, which” may make it difficult for all the pets to make themselves at home”, writes BBC NEWS.