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Adopt a Senior Pet Month

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Senior Pets Can Be Perfect Companions

Are you thinking about getting a new pet? November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month; rescuing an older pet might just be the perfect situation for your family!

Did you know that senior pets may wait 4 times as long as other pets to be adopted? Sadly, many of them end up in shelters due to unfortunate circumstances, such as a beloved owner’s death, family member’s allergies, or a move. When you adopt a senior pet, you are doing a wonderful thing – they’ve been used to a lot of love and companionship and they are suddenly without it.

On average, dogs are considered senior at around 7 years old; smaller breeds at around 10. Most cats are considered senior between 7 and 10 years old.

There are a lot of great benefits to adopting an older animal over a young one, including: [Read more…] about Adopt a Senior Pet Month

What is Breed-Specific Legislation?

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Food For Thought On Breed-specific Legislation

Breed-specific legislation (BSL), as defined by the ASPCA, “is the blanket term for laws that either regulate or ban certain dog breeds in an effort to decrease dog attacks on humans and other animals”. The term BSL has been in the news recently due to the proposed ban on pit bulls in Montreal, Canada. Surprisingly, over 700 cities right here in the United States have incorporated breed regulations or bans on certain dog breeds. The theory behind breed-specific legislation is to prevent dog attacks before they occur – that some breeds cause more damage than others. Does banning or regulating specific dog breeds make for a safer community for people and animals? [Read more…] about What is Breed-Specific Legislation?

Presents 4 Pets – “Stuff the Subaru” Wrap-Up

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At Floofins & Company we have the pleasure of visiting pets in their homes, but it is important to also help the not-so-fortunate pets still looking for their forever homes. We recently wrapped up another successful Presents 4 Pets drive to benefit the Hinsdale Humane Society in Hinsdale, IL.

It has been about a month since Floofins & Co. “Stuffed the Subaru” in honor of the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters’ (NAPPS) Presents 4 Pets Drive. This year the Floofins & Co. Pet Care Team set up inside of the Pet Supplies Plus in Westmont, IL and collected new and lightly-loved items for the Hinsdale Humane Society. We were even visited by some of our floofin friends. [Read more…] about Presents 4 Pets – “Stuff the Subaru” Wrap-Up

New Year’s Resolutions

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Make a New Years Resolution That Includes Your Pet

Happy New Year! For the past month and into the new year many of us have created, and are hopefully still following, our New Year’s resolutions. While we all want to promise ourselves an act of self improvement, let’s not forget to include our furry, feathered, scaled, and finned family. [Read more…] about New Year’s Resolutions

Floofins & Co. Has Kicked Off Their Annual Presents 4 Pets Campaign

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P4P Means Presents 4 Pets, An Annual Collection Drive Benefiting Pets In Shelters!

With National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week coming up in November, Floofins & Co., Chicago’s Suburban Kenneling Alternative, has joined forces with the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (NAPPS) for their second annual “Presents 4 Pets” campaign, a collection drive to benefit pets in shelters and provide items desperately needed to help keep shelters operational, and animals comfortable and safe. [Read more…] about Floofins & Co. Has Kicked Off Their Annual Presents 4 Pets Campaign