Shelters

supports animal cruelty at commercial dog breeding facilities. People should be adopting dogs from shelters, rather than buying them from breeders and pet stores. Shelters across our country are crowded due both to the increase in the population of dogs (and other animals), and not enough people willing or able to adopt them. Roughly four-million dogs enter the shelter system a year in the U.S. These shelters are incapable of taking care of the mass quantity of dogs. This strained system…

that lead to homelessness. You see homeless people on the streets begging because they are unemployed and hungry. Since they are unemployed they are unable to provide for themselves. In most cases, they probably can’t even afford food. Although, the shelters and food pantries…

money for their effort, and effort is used very loosely. These types of people would rather be lazy living on the streets then get a job and work for a better life. The state of Oregon is under a homeless epidemic, and we can aid them by creating shelters, job opportunities, and getting them the help they need. Today I am not…

Denver created permanent housing for 250 homeless people. In the 1990s soup kitchens, shelters, and a lot of other things to help the homeless started popping up in cities. In the 1930s they made houses for people to rent with a lower renting fees so people with not a lot of money could have somewhere decent to live. During the great depression…

The United States of America has a huge epidemic and a big problem that has not been solved. Thousands of Americans sleep day and night on the sidewalks in cities with nothing over their heads or sometimes not even able to cover their body parts from the cold or rainy weather. The federal government has provided the homeless with very little aid while some state governments have begun to tackle the problem. In California, the Los Angeles County proposed Measure H, a plan to prevent and combat…

friend, Lauren, at the ECHO homeless shelter in Atascadero. Many students had negative comments on their volunteer experience, claiming that it was very boring and they felt as if they had not actually helped. Lauren and I took it upon ourselves to bring ice cream and water melon slices to pass out to the residents so we could introduce ourselves and establish a connection to hopefully avoid being bystanders like my other classmates. I was prepared to help the shelter workers and do small…

New York City, it has the highest homeless populations in the country, as of September 2004 there were 36,727 people living in shelters and welfare hotels with thousands more on the streets. This is a large significant number of people, but yet the city of New York along with Mayor Bloomberg is trying to get legislation to eject single males and females from the shelters and force them onto the streets where they…

With the growing need to maintain financial stability and the constant aspiration to climb up the social ladder, the rise of homelessness and lack of justice is a growing epidemic that many fail to give thought and attention to. Usually, the instinct of many individuals upon coming into contact with an individual begging for financial help, or merely coming across a homeless encampment, is to keep walking and turn a head away. For the few who are able to spare some change or a sincere…

Volunteering Changed My Perspective We live in a world where the newest clothes, phones, and cars are worshipped. There is a constant battle between companies for the money of teens. Meanwhile, families cannot afford heat, food, in worst cases even shelter. Almost always, poverty is followed by a high crime rate. This makes it difficult for parents to provide for their children. All of the needs of others are ignored for the rewards of a materialistic world. My experiences have humbled me and…

Do you think animals in pet shelters should be put down if not adopted in time? 2.7 million animals are euthanized each year, in the US alone, because they’re not adopted in time. I believe that this should come to a stop! Not only in Utah, but also worldwide. I strongly believe NO animal should be put down due to the time taken to adopt him or her. There are three main reasons that I believe in this: animals offer companionship, assistance to the disabled, and they can be an addition to a…