"To say nothing, to do nothing, stops nothing" (Roni McCall, Through Their Eyes)
If you walk down any given street in the United States it is almost guaranteed you will see a domesticated animal. And with 86.4 million cats and 78.2 million dogs just in America alone[1], it is no surprise that the dog is considered human 's best friend. However, it might come as a bit of shock to some to know that human is not always considered dog 's best friend. Many people have spent their whole lives fixes and helping the problems that humanity created within their best friends. Dogs that were cast away at birth, left abandoned in the streets to fend for themselves, abused, disposed of at a shelter or left to wander the world around with their owner 's …show more content…
Mankind has create the dog in the image of its own choosing, for hunting, for guarding, for companionship. While there are still some dogs that participate in the work that they were bred for, people is needing them less and less for that same purpose. Because of the highly selective breeding, many dogs no longer retain the instinct for survival outside of domestication. Contrary to popular belief, a dog left to fend for itself will not last long without help from its human counterpart, whether through food or getting caught by animal control. For humans, it is often a lack of education about the responsibility that having a dog comes with. Many people in America do not know or care to know about breeding responsibly, spay and neutering, about the traits of breeds, training that all dogs need or expenses that a dog can bring. They don 't know about dog safety, about behavioral signs either dangerous or safe. Some don 't even know the laws around them to keep their dogs safe and in turn the whole neighborhood safe. Their lack of knowledge makes the struggles of helping dogs even harder. It is a fault volunteers are trying hard to rectify to keep dogs off the streets, out of shelters and in their forever
If you walk down any given street in the United States it is almost guaranteed you will see a domesticated animal. And with 86.4 million cats and 78.2 million dogs just in America alone[1], it is no surprise that the dog is considered human 's best friend. However, it might come as a bit of shock to some to know that human is not always considered dog 's best friend. Many people have spent their whole lives fixes and helping the problems that humanity created within their best friends. Dogs that were cast away at birth, left abandoned in the streets to fend for themselves, abused, disposed of at a shelter or left to wander the world around with their owner 's …show more content…
Mankind has create the dog in the image of its own choosing, for hunting, for guarding, for companionship. While there are still some dogs that participate in the work that they were bred for, people is needing them less and less for that same purpose. Because of the highly selective breeding, many dogs no longer retain the instinct for survival outside of domestication. Contrary to popular belief, a dog left to fend for itself will not last long without help from its human counterpart, whether through food or getting caught by animal control. For humans, it is often a lack of education about the responsibility that having a dog comes with. Many people in America do not know or care to know about breeding responsibly, spay and neutering, about the traits of breeds, training that all dogs need or expenses that a dog can bring. They don 't know about dog safety, about behavioral signs either dangerous or safe. Some don 't even know the laws around them to keep their dogs safe and in turn the whole neighborhood safe. Their lack of knowledge makes the struggles of helping dogs even harder. It is a fault volunteers are trying hard to rectify to keep dogs off the streets, out of shelters and in their forever