Respect Pets - Senior Rescue
RESPECT Pets matches pets and people with a focus on Senior Citizens*
* There is no set age when a person becomes a "senior citizen."
People in their 50's are a good starting age to consider adopting or fostering for RESPECT   PETS.

~ Welcome to RESPECT Pets~

Meet our Featured Pet ~ Alex

A gentle soul looking for a loving home.

Respect working with Niagara County Save-a-Pet on the rescue of Alex.

     The mission and focus of  RESPECT   PETS  is unlike that of most animal rescue groups. Our primary focus is to keep senior owned pets out of shelters and to place them with seniors when possible. In doing so, we provide the service of fostering and re-homing a pet when the loving owner is not able to care for their pet.

    The other important part of our mission is to assist in the recovery and well being of SENIOR CITIZENS.

    RESPECT   PETS  will work with other rescue groups to fulfill the mission in the following ways..

    1) By helping seniors citizens place their loved pets into the most compatible environment and out of shelters when they are no longer able to care for them.
    2) Re-homing of pets with seniors citizens when it is in the best interest of the people and the pet.

    FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS *

    What age is considered senior citizen?

      1. There is no set age when a person becomes a "senior citizen." Actually, you are eligible for AARP when you reach 50 years. People in their 50's are a good starting age to consider adopting or fostering for RESPECT   PETS.

    WHY is it important to keep senior owned pets out of shelters?

    1. When a pet is placed in a shelter the ageing process will accelerate rapidly due to the stressful environment.
    2. Concrete floors are painful to bones and joints and can be quite a shock when a pet has been living in a warm loving home.
    3. The bustle of day-to-day life in kennels is not compatible with a pet who just wants to curl up at your feet or by the fireplace.
    4. Due to the shelter environment the pet previously owned by a senior will not show well to potential adopters who visit the kennel and his time is likely to run out.
    5. The worst part is that the pet will most likely spend his last days in shelter kennels, wondering why he is there and not in the arms of a human who loves him.

    HOW will re-homing of pets into the homes of seniors assist in the recovery and well being of senior citizens?

    1. “Research in this field is providing new evidence on the positive impact pets have in our lives,” said Rebecca Johnson, associate professor in the MU Sinclair School of Nursing, the College of Veterinary Medicine and director of ReCHAI. Pet Study
    2. Owning a pet lowers blood pressure, encourages exercise, improves psychological health, combats loneliness— these may sound like the effects of a miracle drug, but they are actually among the benefits of owning a four-legged, furry pet.
    3. “Pets are of great importance to people, especially during hard economic times,” Johnson said. “Pets provide unconditional love and acceptance and may be part of answers to societal problems, such as inactivity and obesity.”
    4. “The older people who walked their dogs improved their walking capabilities by 28 percent,” Johnson said. “They had more confidence walking on the trail, and they increased their speed. The older people who walked with humans only had a 4 percent increase in their walking capabilities.
    5. Pet therapy, or animal-assisted therapy, as it is more formally known, is another treatment for both loneliness and depression. Some studies and surveys, indicate that the presence of animal companions—dogs, cats, and even rabbits or guinea pigs—can ease feelings of depression and loneliness among some sufferers. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are a number of health benefits associated with pet ownership. In addition to easing feelings of loneliness (because of the increased opportunities for socializing with other pet owners, beyond the companionship the animal provides), having a pet is associated with lowered blood pressure and decreased levels of cholesterol and triglycerides.

    For more information on Human-Animal Interaction research see:
    University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction (ReCHAI)

    WHY and HOW young pets come to RESPECT?

    Part of our mission is to keep senior owned pets out of shelters and to place them with seniors when possible. In doing so, we provide the service of re-homing a pet when the loving owner passes away or becomes too ill to care for their pet. In many situations the pet may not be a senior.

    It will be our number one priority to keep the pet with the owner. In some cases, our foster homes may provide a safe, loving, temporary home for pets until the owner is healthy enough to take their pet back home. If the owner is no longer able to care for the pet re-homing it to the most compatable home invironment will be our goal.

    All RESPECT pets will be examined, vaccinated, spayed or neutered and will receive any and all medical treatment before they are placed in carefully screened homes.

    By involving and educating the community, RESPECT Senior Pet Rescue will work to raise the public's awareness of the plight of homeless animals, the heart breaking situation senior citicizens and their loving pets occasiobnally face and well as realizing the benefits of owing an animal.

Pets for seniors are listed here with picture and bio.
THANK YOU!!!!!

Contact RESPECT with any questions or comments:

Email: questions@respectpets.com
Phone: 716-548-2192
Web site: www.respectpets.com