Why do people encourage adoption of animals but not children?

There are shelters with a LOT of animals that have been dumped. Usually these are dogs, and cats, but they can come in other forms as well. If a human does not come along to help these animals then the shelter will end up killing them. read more

Children are not going to be killed if they are not adopted, animals are. Animals cost less than $100 to adopt and take very little care. Adopting a child costs upwards of $20,000 and takes constant care and attention. read more

We attended a"blended" families group where we heard story after story about how the state department of health would let you foster children, but threw roadblocks in the way of adoption at every turn for state resident children; and at the same time would not help with paperwork for adoption of available foster children out of state. read more

If adoption were easier, and less expensive, it might be a more feasible option for many couples, not to mention it could help solve our world’s population crisis. However, there are lots of good reasons for the delays and costs adoptive parents experience. read more

Creating marketing promotions for use by our Best Friends Network partners (one popular promotion is Back in Black, designed to encourage people to adopt black animals, often overlooked in shelters). Hosting a nationwide database of adoptable pets right on this website. read more