Although most of the adoptions are successful, the shelter does allow the owner 30 days to bring the animal back for an exchange if the adoption does not work out. The owner then has 60 days to choose a new animal. When an animal is brought back, its chances of being adopted again are lowered. No one wants an animal that was brought back. While roughly 80 percent of the shelter's animals are strays found in the city of Irvine, the rest were given up by their owners.
Shelters are full of older animals.
Make sure you exhaust your own channels before you bring an animal to the shelter. Rubenstein explained that the IACC is lucky to receive funds from a non-profit support group in order to provide the animals with extended care. Unfortunately, this is not the case for most shelters. After a certain time limit, animals that have not been adopted are often euthanized. For this reason, Petco encourages potential pet owners to visit animal shelters.