Charlie Chaplin once said, “He who feeds a hungry animal feeds his own soul”. As of 2017 there were 126.22 million families in America, yet there were 70 million stray animals, enough for at least one family to adopt. These animals included dogs and cats only, that had no home and were destined for a negative outcome. These animals would be brought to puppy mills or humane societies where they could only stay a few weeks unless adopted. From there, they were to be euthanized or in some cases, possibly sold to participate in dog fighting. Animals do not have a choice on how there life will go, especially if they were in previous care and were used to being taken care of. Animals who are abandon do not have a say on where they are to go next
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Dogs are being used as bait for other dogs instead of being pets. An article published by McClatchy- Tribune Business News states “On Saturday, 27 people were arrested on felony charges for involvement in a dog-fighting ring.” This uncovers how dogs are being used for bait in dog fights, as well as being used for entertainment and gambling. In addition to the problem of puppy mills, euthanization and dog fighting, there is also an issue of stray dogs. An article titled The Global Stray Dog Population Crisis states “The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are more than 200 million stray dogs worldwide and that every year, 55,000 people die from rabies.” (Strand) This information reveals how many stray dogs there are worldwide without a home and how this issue is leading to a bigger problem of …show more content…
Pet store adoptions include animals specifically bred to be sold to people upon request known as puppy mills. With higher rescuing rates, less animals would be homeless and destined for a negative outcome. Upon this change it would also bring a halt to the amount of animals being bred in mills where they are scared and in unhealthy conditions. Families would be happier with a pet and also with the satisfaction of knowing they saved the life of an animal. The animal death rates in general would decrease and pet stores could make a profit off of selling collars, food, and other pet necessities instead of puppy mill dogs. Another solution to the number of animals that are homeless is to have owners spay or neuter their pets. On average, a dog is able to have 70 puppies in their lifetime if they only have one litter a year. Spay or neutering your pet will decrease the homeless population tremendously.
Although these solutions seem approachable, there is a contrary to them. The issue with defunding puppy mills is that people fancy for a dog with desired qualities. They want a dog that have a secured past and have knowledge on what breed they are. In addition to wanting an animal with desired
Dogs are being used as bait for other dogs instead of being pets. An article published by McClatchy- Tribune Business News states “On Saturday, 27 people were arrested on felony charges for involvement in a dog-fighting ring.” This uncovers how dogs are being used for bait in dog fights, as well as being used for entertainment and gambling. In addition to the problem of puppy mills, euthanization and dog fighting, there is also an issue of stray dogs. An article titled The Global Stray Dog Population Crisis states “The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are more than 200 million stray dogs worldwide and that every year, 55,000 people die from rabies.” (Strand) This information reveals how many stray dogs there are worldwide without a home and how this issue is leading to a bigger problem of …show more content…
Pet store adoptions include animals specifically bred to be sold to people upon request known as puppy mills. With higher rescuing rates, less animals would be homeless and destined for a negative outcome. Upon this change it would also bring a halt to the amount of animals being bred in mills where they are scared and in unhealthy conditions. Families would be happier with a pet and also with the satisfaction of knowing they saved the life of an animal. The animal death rates in general would decrease and pet stores could make a profit off of selling collars, food, and other pet necessities instead of puppy mill dogs. Another solution to the number of animals that are homeless is to have owners spay or neuter their pets. On average, a dog is able to have 70 puppies in their lifetime if they only have one litter a year. Spay or neutering your pet will decrease the homeless population tremendously.
Although these solutions seem approachable, there is a contrary to them. The issue with defunding puppy mills is that people fancy for a dog with desired qualities. They want a dog that have a secured past and have knowledge on what breed they are. In addition to wanting an animal with desired