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WHISKERS & WISDOM
 Adults
ages 60 years and over can adopt wonderful pets ages three and older for
$50 off the adoption fee. The adoption includes spay or neuter surgery, microchip,
rabies vaccinations and others as appropriate to age and species, SPCA
identification, health evaluation, and a special Whiskers and Wisdom
screening.
Click here to learn about the many health
benefits of pet companionship!
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A pet provides a sense
of security, a dependable source of unconditional love, and offers many
other benefits about which their owner is probably unaware. An ever
growing body of research supports the fact that benefits of pet
ownership for most people include lowered cholesterol, blood pressure,
and triglyceride levels; increased one-year survival rates for heart
attack victims; reduced mental stress and a lowered heart rate. Other
benefits, especially with a dog, include exercise and opportunities for
social interaction.
Only pets whose
temperament is calm and, in the case of dogs, who demonstrate
reliability on a leash will be Whiskers candidates. The SPCA Whiskers
and Wisdom program will pair these specially screened dogs and cats with
their new owners for $50 off the adoption fee.
 In return, The SPCA asks that the new pet owner agree to
properly feed, care for and love his or her new family member for its
natural life or, if for any reason that becomes impossible, return him
to The SPCA to bring joy to another Wisdom adopter.
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