Book page 118 and 119
Book Page 118 and 119
Some sentences have been removed from this article. Read the article and the sentences. Then decide which sentence fits in each gap.
• Write the letters for the sentences on the lines.
• There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.
Adopting a pet
1. The central issue in adoption is whether a new owner can provide a safe, secure, permanent home for the pet. Responsible shelter, ponds, and rescue organisations refuse to supply animals to people whom they judge ______. Sometimes a new owner may face training or behavioural challenges with a pet that has been neglected, abused, or left untrained. In the vast majority of cases, patience, training, and consistency of care will help the pet overcome its past.
2. A forever home is the home of an adopter who agrees to be responsible for the animal for its entire life. There are two basic understandings of the concept. A broad interpretation simply says that the adopter of the pet agrees that ______ for the rest of the animal’s life. If the adopter can no longer keep the animal for any reason, they would need to be responsible for finding a healthy and happy home for the animal, and making sure that the people of the new home are taking good care of the animal for the rest of its life. If the adopter dies before the animal, they should have a plan in place for the care of the animal.
3. A more restrictive view that some shelters attempt to integrate as part of the adoption agreement puts conditions on when and why the adopter could arrange to move the animal to a new family. For example, forever home agreements might specify that ______, or that the adopter will always be sure that the animal will be permitted if they move to a new residence. Some agreements might specify allergies or violent behaviour on the part of the animal as reasons allowable for an adopter to relinquish the animal.
4. One problem shelters are fighting to overcome is what they term “Big Black Dog Syndrome”. Big black dogs (BBDs) are consistently the hardest dogs to place – even if they’re friendly, well trained, and in perfect health. This may be due to several factors, including fear stigma against certain breed types, attraction to ads and the fact that black dogs often do not photograph as well as lighter coated ones, and the fact that black dogs ______.
5. Organisations have started campaigns to educate the public about BBD syndrome. Similarly, shelters often have difficulty placing black cats due to common superstitions regarding black cats as bringers or harbingers of bad luck. Some shelters also have policies halting or limiting the adoption of black cats immediately before Halloween ______ for the holiday and then abandoned.
6. Rabbits are sometimes treated in the same manner before Easter as well, though they are rarely found in regular shelters since they are considered “exotic.” Another popular fad is using a small dog, a pretty white Persian kitten or other small pets as a fashion accessory to “complement an outfit.” Such animals may end up discarded, abandoned, or placed in a shelter when no longer needed. Education about ______ by animal welfare organisations, and by local government animal control agencies.
