IN THE PAST THE FAMILY HAS ADOPTED MORE THAN 11,000 UNWANTED PUPPIES and KITTENS TO KEEP THEM FROM BEING TAKEN TO SHELTERS
Due to the scarcity of unwanted puppies and kittens in SE Michigan, we have discontinued the ALL AMERICAN ADOPTION Program.
John and Debbie Stottele, owners and operators of The Family Puppy, have championed their All-American Adoption Program in an effort to lower the number of unwanted puppies and kittens in the community shelters around their stores. We began this program at the very beginning to help relieve the burden of shelters, and from 1998 through 2018 they placed more than 11,000 puppies and kittens.
We created our All-American Adoption Program as alternative option for people who cannot care for litters of unwanted puppies or kittens, but are reluctant to take animals to shelters for fear of euthanasia. We had a staunch NO KILL policy and adopted every puppy or kitten accepted in this amazing program.
Due to the good job being done with spay/neutering dogs in Michigan, very few unwanted puppies and kittens are in shelters or brought to the stores. See the data on shelter statistics here: National Animal Alliance:Shelter Project
We have been so honored to help so many puppies and kittens over the years that were enrolled in our All-American Adoption Program!