VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — he Virginia Beach SPCA is seeing high enthusiasm for holiday pet adoptions, but staff warn families to carefully consider their readiness before bringing home a furry friend.

Jennifer Fly, Director of Shelter Operations at the Virginia Beach SPCA, says while the intent behind gift adoptions is good, they can be more complicated than people realize.

"The intent is good there they're wanting to give something that you know that the person receiving is going to love, but giving a gift as a pet can be kind of complicated. We don't recommend it without the other person being aware," Fly said.

Once the holidays end and routines return to normal, the shelter sees a noticeable increase in owner surrender requests from local families who become overwhelmed.

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