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[eredien]

Has anyone ever adopted a cat from a shelter? (Feel free to talk about other animal adoptions, too, but we're thinking of a cat specifically). If so, what was your experience? Would you recommend it? Does your pet have lingering behavioral problems?

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Smokey wasn't really from a shelter. He turned up on the doorstep of one of my mother's friends.
We had a dog from a shelter for a while (we just didn't really have the space for her). The experience was good. The dog was really still a puppy, I think she was in the shelter because her mother's owners didn't want her, but I don't know that for a fact.
They do a good job at most shelters of making sure that the animal gets all the necessary shots and really encourage spaying/neutering. It's certainly better than buying an animal from a pet store in terms of ethical concerns. And generally, unless the animal was severely abused previously, they won't have behavioral problems. The hardest part is choosing and not taking them all home.