Overpopulation of Animals
Millions of people in the nation have pets that they care for, love, and responsibly make veterinarian appointments for. However, that is not always the case for all animals. The overpopulation of animals is bad for the community because animals get horrible diseases, animals go hungry, and animals get brutally murdered. Fortunately, there are many things people can do to help stop this problem.
First, a major problem with animal overpopulation is that stray animals can get terrible diseases. For example, a common disease that occurs in cats is feline leukemia. “Feline leukemia is a cancerous disease caused by feline leukemia virus.” (Pet Education.com) However, it is …show more content…
Many veterinarians suggest spaying or neutering pets so that the animals do not have an offspring. However, many people do not think spaying or neutering their animals is that important. Unfortunately, animals can get life threatening diseases from not being spayed or neutered. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, “Spaying eliminates heat cycles and reduces the unwanted behaviors that may lead to owner frustration. Neutering reduces the breeding instinct in males and makes them more calm.” (American Veterinary Medical Association) When people spay or neuter their dogs and cats, this saves them from other health problems such as infections in the uterus in females or testicular cancer in males. The American Veterinary Medical Association also adds, “ The procedure has no effect on the pet’s intelligence or ability to learn, play, work, or hunt. Most pets tend to be better behaved after their surgery,” (American Veterinary Medical Association) Another alternative that will decrease the overpopulation is instead of buying a pet from a pet store or online people should think about getting animals from their local animal shelter. This will be safer for the person because they will not have to worry about the animal having any diseases since the animal shelter checks them for that and this will help get many animals …show more content…
This seems very unnecessary considering it does not take much to spay or neuter animals or even drop an animal off at the animal shelter. Decreasing the population of homeless animals by taking simple steps can help stop the outbreak of many life threatening diseases and stop helpless animals from having to starve or being brutally murdered by something while having to survive on their
Millions of people in the nation have pets that they care for, love, and responsibly make veterinarian appointments for. However, that is not always the case for all animals. The overpopulation of animals is bad for the community because animals get horrible diseases, animals go hungry, and animals get brutally murdered. Fortunately, there are many things people can do to help stop this problem.
First, a major problem with animal overpopulation is that stray animals can get terrible diseases. For example, a common disease that occurs in cats is feline leukemia. “Feline leukemia is a cancerous disease caused by feline leukemia virus.” (Pet Education.com) However, it is …show more content…
Many veterinarians suggest spaying or neutering pets so that the animals do not have an offspring. However, many people do not think spaying or neutering their animals is that important. Unfortunately, animals can get life threatening diseases from not being spayed or neutered. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, “Spaying eliminates heat cycles and reduces the unwanted behaviors that may lead to owner frustration. Neutering reduces the breeding instinct in males and makes them more calm.” (American Veterinary Medical Association) When people spay or neuter their dogs and cats, this saves them from other health problems such as infections in the uterus in females or testicular cancer in males. The American Veterinary Medical Association also adds, “ The procedure has no effect on the pet’s intelligence or ability to learn, play, work, or hunt. Most pets tend to be better behaved after their surgery,” (American Veterinary Medical Association) Another alternative that will decrease the overpopulation is instead of buying a pet from a pet store or online people should think about getting animals from their local animal shelter. This will be safer for the person because they will not have to worry about the animal having any diseases since the animal shelter checks them for that and this will help get many animals …show more content…
This seems very unnecessary considering it does not take much to spay or neuter animals or even drop an animal off at the animal shelter. Decreasing the population of homeless animals by taking simple steps can help stop the outbreak of many life threatening diseases and stop helpless animals from having to starve or being brutally murdered by something while having to survive on their