Overpopulation Of Animals

The Right Kind Of Animal Control Every year 2.9 million cats and dogs are abandoned or killed because animal shelters are too full. Since there is not enough room for these animals they have to be euthanized using gas or shots making these numbers go up every year. With the numbers of animals on the streets more problems occur. The issues cannot be overlooked for it can put people in danger, therefore; low-cost spay and neuter clinics and adopting animals instead of buying pure breeds would turn this situation around. The dangers of animal overpopulation could cause too many animals in the cities and streets with diseases such as rabies. If more people were to have their animals fixed and adopt from shelters and pounds …show more content…
In Raleigh animal overpopulation is becoming a problem and there are not enough no-kill shelters to house all these animals that are being brought in. The average animal gets to live in a shelter for up to ten days before it is euthanized. Often time theses animals are picked up off the streets because they strayed from home or the owners got rid of them. These pets end up in these shelters either because their family could not afford them, a divorce, or the animal is pregnant (“Companion Animal Overpopulation”). When animals are living on the streets without a home they become a danger to others in the community. Some examples are if the animals are in the streets it could cause a car accident and possibly injure or even kill someone and the animal. Also when several animals are mixed in together that leads to more disease and rabies, which could become a threat to others if they were to be bitten or even scratched. These animals need proper care for and treatment for their own safety and for those around them. When an animal is brought in and properly cared for it can turn a feral animal into a house pet. Most of these pets are not vicious animals they just need a …show more content…
However some people do not think this is a problem and state that, “Shelter killing has nothing to do with pet overpopulation” ("Why Shelter Killing Has Nothing to Do with 'pet Over-population”). Some people and organizations believe that animal overpopulation does not exist and if it did that would not be the problem. According to Doggblog.com, it states that pets dying in a kill shelter is because of how the shelter is run and not because there are too many pets out there. This blog states that if shelters go as high as saving up to 94% of animals in the shelters that is would because of better medicines, bigger facilities, and more modern sheltering practices ("Why Shelter Killing Has Nothing to Do with 'pet Over-population Dogged Blog”). They go on to say that if, the rates of animal euthanization keep going up or down that is it because of the change in management or how the facilities are being run, and not that animals are constantly reproducing more and more. Doggblog does make some good points, however, if people are not getting their animals fixed the problem still stays the same. More and more animals are being born and unwanted litters are dropped off on the side of the roads and sometimes the pounds. Having a clean and well run shelter does have some good effects on overpopulation, however that is simply not enough. People