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Animal Adoption Center Encourages People To Adopt Adult Pets With 16 Hilarious Posters

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Nobody needs too much convincing to take home a fuzzy puppy, with those big wide eyes, and a body the size of your foot. But after the initial cuteness coma, new owners discover there is a lot of work and time that goes into training these baby animals. Adult dogs (7+ years), unlike pups, have a harder time finding a home with only a 25% adoption rate - so one animal rescue organization came up with a genius marketing strategy to show people what these mature pets have to offer.

The Animal Protection Association of St. Louis launched the Grown-Ass Adult PR campaign to promote the benefits of adopting a pet that's grown out of his baby phase. In a series of funny posters and the hashtags #grownassadult and #adoptadult, the organization pointed out that while puppies are cute - grown-ass adult dogs know not to pee on your carpet. Scroll down below to check out their hilariously creative posters.

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"The Animal Protective Association of Missouri is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing people and pets together, advancing humane education and creating programs beneficial to the human/animal bond." Each pet adopted at the APA is spayed/neutered, microchipped and fully vaccinated. They also come with 14-day wellness coverage, a leash/collar and a starter bag of Purina premium dog food.

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Sofie Tapia

Sofie Tapia is a journalism graduate from the University of Kentucky. She is now a free-spirited content creator who wanders the globe rearranging words for various outlets. She previously worked as a reporter for Lebanon Daily News and worked as an editor at both Al-Masry Al-Youm and Egypt Independent. She can be reached at Sofie@BoredPanda.com

Sofie Tapia is a journalism graduate from the University of Kentucky. She is now a free-spirited content creator who wanders the globe rearranging words for various outlets. She previously worked as a reporter for Lebanon Daily News and worked as an editor at both Al-Masry Al-Youm and Egypt Independent. She can be reached at Sofie@BoredPanda.com

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Kaisu 5 years ago

I commend anyone who adopts senior animals! I definitely plan on adopting an adult dog once I'm in a more stable place in my life!

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Kate 5 years ago

Cute campaign but animals will still do weird things, regardless of their age (case in point, my rescue cat likes to sleep on top of my head if I'm reclining in bed and he's not a kitten anymore.)

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TheExtremeSmell 5 years ago

Yeah I was like I get the point but animals can be weird beginning to end

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Ian Osmond 5 years ago

Still, older animals tend to be weird at a slower and more relaxed pace.

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Laugh Fan 5 years ago

A cat hat!

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KatKaleen 5 years ago

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fruit_panda 5 years ago

I'm all for adopting adult animals, but this campaign is straight up misleading. Our last adult dog, for instance, was definitely not house-trained and was a serious jumper. We worked with him as much as possible, but those behaviors were pretty much set for him. He also had serious abandonment issues, and had trouble dealing with being left alone in the house for even an hour. I'm not saying it was a mistake to adopt him - he brought so much brightness into our lives - but it is a mistake to promise people that adult dogs won't have behavior issues.

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Kaisu 5 years ago

I commend anyone who adopts senior animals! I definitely plan on adopting an adult dog once I'm in a more stable place in my life!

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Kate 5 years ago

Cute campaign but animals will still do weird things, regardless of their age (case in point, my rescue cat likes to sleep on top of my head if I'm reclining in bed and he's not a kitten anymore.)

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TheExtremeSmell 5 years ago

Yeah I was like I get the point but animals can be weird beginning to end

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Ian Osmond 5 years ago

Still, older animals tend to be weird at a slower and more relaxed pace.

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Laugh Fan 5 years ago

A cat hat!

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KatKaleen 5 years ago

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fruit_panda 5 years ago

I'm all for adopting adult animals, but this campaign is straight up misleading. Our last adult dog, for instance, was definitely not house-trained and was a serious jumper. We worked with him as much as possible, but those behaviors were pretty much set for him. He also had serious abandonment issues, and had trouble dealing with being left alone in the house for even an hour. I'm not saying it was a mistake to adopt him - he brought so much brightness into our lives - but it is a mistake to promise people that adult dogs won't have behavior issues.

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