Humane Society

By LYNDA L. HIRST | Highlands Today
Published: April 02, 2009

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Being a pet lover, like so many other people, I was very disappointed with the way our Humane Society in Highlands County offered pet adoption for me, the elderly.

I'm from Broward County and when I moved to Highlands County, I guess I assumed the rules were the same to get a loving animal adopted. This is because all seniors over 55 years of age can adopt without cost, if you need and want an animal; dog, cat etc. in your life for companionship and protection. It's unaffordable for the elderly (most on fixed incomes) to come up with the present high adoption fees.

Seniors in other counties are able to do this so that they can feed and house a pet, which should be considered in our county. This would reduce the number of un-adoptable and unwanted animals (over population.) I realize it costs money to neuter-spay and for the shots, but it costs money to keep them for long periods of time.

Lynda L. Hirst
Lake Placid