Betty’s Babes are on the loose! The Fred SPCA’s biggest Betty White fans are celebrating the 103rd birthday of the late animal-loving comedienne by spending quality time with Golden Girls (and guys) currently available for adoption! Because here, we know silver muzzles bring silver linings. Betty was a champion of animal welfare and worked tirelessly to ensure the rights of animals are recognized and respected. She used her fame to bring awareness to the needs of vulnerable animals, even becoming a trustee of the Morris Animal Foundation in 1971, and beginning the Betty White Wildlife Foundation, in 2010.

We are hoping to find loving homes where these special old-timers can live out their years, steeped in comfort and love! Can’t adopt but want to help homeless animals? Make a gift in honor of Betty White to show your support for senior animals!

Senior life for animals doesn’t always mean the slow life, and there are many benefits of adopting a senior cat or dog!

1. Senior animals have seen a thing or two, so they know a thing or two! Older pets tend to already know the ropes including appropriate house behavior, and in many cases they are housebroken.
2. They’re easy on the furniture! Senior pets are well past the puppy and kitten stage, where every piece of furniture can look like a chew toy. Older animals have made it past the destructive phase, and tend to be much more content with less stimulation, which also means they tend to need less supervision.
3. They can help you slow your roll! While Senior animals don’t always require a slower lifestyle, they do tend to take life as it comes, at a slower pace. Long walks, hikes, and big adventures aren’t necessarily on the radar of senior pets. They enjoy laying in the sun, looking out the window, or going for leisurely strolls. Senior pets can help you slow down and take a break from the rigamarole that is everyday life. 
4. They have so much love to give! While age is finite, love is not. Senior pets have as much, if not more love to give to their humans, and pet companions as younger animals. And by the time they reach a certain age, they’ve learned what kind of love is most appropriate to give.
5. It’ll make you feel good and most of all, it’ll make THEM feel good! Senior pets in shelters are often overlooked due to their age and lower activity levels. They can languish in shelters and their mental health can suffer for it. Going to a new loving home can give a senior pet a new lease on life, and give them the boost they need to really enjoy all the trappings of their twilight years. 

At the Fredericksburg SPCA we are committed to matching our charges with their perfect new family. Come out to the SPCA and meet our silver-muzzled adoptables.