Pet Adoption

20 null terms

Adopt

verb

to take an animal into your family and become its "parent"

Example: adopt someone's dog

sk: adoptovať

adoptee

noun

an animal which has been adopted

Example: You are a successful adoptee

sk: osvojenec

Adoption

noun

the act of adopting

Example: She put the dog up for adoption.

sk: adopcia

Adoption fee

noun

an amount charged by an animal rescue organization to adopt an animal

Example: You need to pay adoption fee of 10 euros to complete the process

sk: adopčný poplatok

animal control

noun

agency that responds to calls regarding stray animals

Example: We should call an animal control

sk: ochrana zvierat

cruelty

noun

physical harm inflicted upon animal

Example: Cruelty to animals

sk: krutosť

feral

adjective

an animal that was domestic but beacme lost/ abandoned and reverted to a wild state

Example: Is that a feral cat?

sk: divoký

foster care

noun

temporary custody of an animal

Example: The dog is in foster care now

sk: dočasná starostlivosť pestúnska starostlivosť

Guardian

noun

politically correct term for a pet's owner

Example: I am the guaridan of this dog/ cat

sk: opatrovateľ

neglect

noun

the fact of not giving enough care or attention

Example: The law imposes penalties for the neglect of animals

sk: nedbalosť

neglect

verb

to fail to take care

Example: She denies neglecting her cat

sk: zanedbať

neuter

verb

to remove part of the sex organs of an animal so that it cannot produce young

Example: Has your cat been neutered?

sk: kastrovať

pet shelter

noun

provides a place for unwanted or found animal without owner

Example: Let's go to the pet shelter

sk: útulok

Rabies

noun

a virus affecting the central nervous system of mammals

Example: Is that a dog with rabies?

sk: besnota

registration papers

noun

Proof of purebred dog/ cat

Example: Does your dog have a registration papers?

sk: preukaz o pôvode

rescue

noun

the act of saving an animal

Example: You are a rescue

sk: záchrana

rescue

verb

to save an animal

Example: You have been rascued

sk: zachrániť

rescue

noun

an organization specialized in animal rescue

Example: This dog was found by a rescue

sk: záchranná stanica

spay

verb

to remove the ovaries of a female animal, to prevent it from producing young

Example: Have you had your cat spayed?

sk: vykastrovať podviazať vaječníky

stray

noun

animal living on a street

Example: Is that a stray cat?

sk: zatúlané zviera