{"id":4,"date":"2010-12-29T19:52:46","date_gmt":"2010-12-29T19:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wsihosts.com\/caacq\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-02-13T10:27:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:27:30","slug":"why-adopt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.caacq.ca\/index.php\/why-adopt\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Adopt"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"color: #9e1d21; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Adopt!<\/h1>\n<p>The caacQ encourages the public to adopt a companion animal from a member affiliated with the caacQ. They will help you find the truly perfect match. Furthermore, no animal is released from our adoption centers without being sterilized prior to adoption, which is a critical step in controlling the animal population and reducing the number of homeless pets in Quebec.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #45402c; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">\n<li>All animals are seen by a <strong>vet<\/strong> and vaccinated as required.<\/li>\n<li>All members affiliated with the caacQ <strong>sterilize<\/strong> their pets before adoption<\/li>\n<li>Dogs and cats are <strong>evaluated<\/strong> for their temperament and level of activity<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>screening process<\/strong> of potential guardians is a pre requisite<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>trial period<\/strong> is offered by some members of the caacQ and the animals micro chipped<\/li>\n<li>Affiliates of the caacQ offer <strong>post adoption<\/strong> support to assist with the transition phase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>caacQ members do not impose a time limit for adoptable animals.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 150px; height: 200px; float: right; padding: 10px 0px 10px 10px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-314\" title=\"sleeping-cat\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/sleeping-cat-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"sleeping cat\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>St\u00e9phanie Lefebvre<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #45402c; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Launched in May 2008, the Companion Animal Adoption Centres of Quebec regroups adoption centers that share the same philosophies and goals. The caacQ strongly believes in two very important notions:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"color: #45402c; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">\n<li style=\"margin-left: 5px;\">The value of sterilization; to be part of the solution and not the problem.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 5px;\">Companion animals are not a commodity; they are a lifetime commitment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"float: right; width: 290px;\"><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"color: #9e1d21; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center;\">Adoption is the option<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adopt! The caacQ encourages the public to adopt a companion animal from a member affiliated with the caacQ. They will help you find the truly perfect match. Furthermore, no animal is released from our adoption centers without being sterilized prior &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caacq.ca\/index.php\/why-adopt\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":667,"parent":0,"menu_order":700,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caacq.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caacq.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caacq.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caacq.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caacq.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.caacq.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2309,"href":"https:\/\/www.caacq.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions\/2309"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caacq.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caacq.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}