Missoula pet store offers abandoned animals
June 1, 2009 10:57:00 am
- Associated Press
MISSOULA, Mont. — A pet store in Missoula has stopped selling puppies and kittens and started offering some of the animals awaiting adoption at the Humane Society.
Pet Nebula owner Jennifer Lundberg DeNeut took over four months ago and immediately considered a halt to puppy and kitten sales because it's stressful to care for babies and time consuming.
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Now they are promoting the animals at the Humane Society that need homes.
It has also started featuring the extra rabbits and rodents the Humane Society can't fit in its facility. Recently, the store took in 14 hamsters and four rabbits from the shelter
For the past 12 years, PetSmart stores nationwide have featured cats from the shelters and held "adopt-a-thons" about four times a year to find both dogs and cats homes.
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Information from Missoulian
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