One way shelters could lessen overcrowding is to lower the adoption fees the typical adoption fee is $65 dollars for cats and $85 dollars for dogs but can go anywhere up to $400 dollars depending on the shelter. The only other answer is to educate pet owners on the importance of spaying and neutering your animals; According to the Humane Society neutered male animals live 18% longer than unneutered animals, spayed female animals live 23% longer than unspayed females, curbs bad behavior, roaming when in heat, aggression, excessive barking, marking of territory, and other dominated related behaviors. Lastly adopt don’t shop shelter animals have just as much love if not more as animals from a breeder and are more grateful for you adopting them I know that first hand. Unfortunately, there is no simple solution to the ongoing crisis of overcrowding in shelters, I believe all animals deserve the right to receive compassion, proper medical care, and humane treatment in life; with the proper education and training of all personnel in contact with animals this will ensure the good welfare of shelter animals…