Stray animals
“There are about 70 million strays living in the US. Of this 70 million, only about six to eight million cats and dogs enter the nation’s 3,500 shelters every year. Nearly half of all animals that arrive in U.S. shelters are euthanized because there is a lack of space and adopters, amounting to roughly 2.7 million dead animals every year or five out of every ten dogs and seven out of every ten cats – that’s like 80,000 animals per week” (Facts about Pet Homelessness). Those statistics are something that I don’t like seeing. There is a huge pet homelessness problem in the U.S., cruelty and neglect aside. This is the biggest issues in the animal world and it can actually be solved.
While a number of americans have decided to adopt …show more content…
You can also spay and neuter your adopted animals to ensure they won’t contribute to the influx of animals coming into shelters. We can also try and get trap-neuter/spay-release programs in our communities so if there isn’t any room in a shelter they don’t have to put more animals down to make room. Calling on your elected officials can also help produce a change by getting them to hold irresponsible pet breeders and guardians responsible for their actions. Another way to make sure you’re furry friend always stays with you is to microchip them. Microchips can reunite lost pets with their owners quickly, easily, and efficiently. But the biggest thing you can do to insure more pets don’t become statistics is to know what you’re getting into. Everything is cute when it’s little, but they all eventually grow up and while that Great Dane may be adorable and little they’ll be huge in a few months time. Make sure that the breed you’re going to get is going to fit into your lifestyle. You are their family and they’re not going to understand while you’re no longer around anymore and they’re locked up in a kennel with hundreds of other
“There are about 70 million strays living in the US. Of this 70 million, only about six to eight million cats and dogs enter the nation’s 3,500 shelters every year. Nearly half of all animals that arrive in U.S. shelters are euthanized because there is a lack of space and adopters, amounting to roughly 2.7 million dead animals every year or five out of every ten dogs and seven out of every ten cats – that’s like 80,000 animals per week” (Facts about Pet Homelessness). Those statistics are something that I don’t like seeing. There is a huge pet homelessness problem in the U.S., cruelty and neglect aside. This is the biggest issues in the animal world and it can actually be solved.
While a number of americans have decided to adopt …show more content…
You can also spay and neuter your adopted animals to ensure they won’t contribute to the influx of animals coming into shelters. We can also try and get trap-neuter/spay-release programs in our communities so if there isn’t any room in a shelter they don’t have to put more animals down to make room. Calling on your elected officials can also help produce a change by getting them to hold irresponsible pet breeders and guardians responsible for their actions. Another way to make sure you’re furry friend always stays with you is to microchip them. Microchips can reunite lost pets with their owners quickly, easily, and efficiently. But the biggest thing you can do to insure more pets don’t become statistics is to know what you’re getting into. Everything is cute when it’s little, but they all eventually grow up and while that Great Dane may be adorable and little they’ll be huge in a few months time. Make sure that the breed you’re going to get is going to fit into your lifestyle. You are their family and they’re not going to understand while you’re no longer around anymore and they’re locked up in a kennel with hundreds of other