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    animal shelters everyday without the hope of ever leaving. They often end up in these shelters due to the owner’s lack of responsibility or ability to care for the animal; many become lost and wander the streets until found, while others are the result of irresponsible backyard breeding. Shelters euthanize millions of these animals every year in the U.S. due to the lack of adoption because a large number of people would prefer to buy a pet from a pet store or private breeder causing the shelters…

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    heart tells me this is a field of social work that I would love to be in. I felt helpless to do more for them. And yes, I plan going back in the future and volunteer more time with the girls there. I have learned that working in a domestic violence shelter you encounter many areas of social work other than domestic violence. While…

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    popular pets, with approximately 78 million people owning them (ASPCA 7). However, over 3.1 million dogs are in shelters, and nearly 3 million are homeless (ASPCA 2). Dog overpopulation is a major problem in the United States, leading to the euthanization of many beloved pets, this problem can be solved by spaying or neutering dogs and banning puppy mills. Many dogs are unable to enter shelters, leaving them homeless and forced to fend for themselves. Dog overpopulation has resulted in many…

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    § 273.9(d)(6)(ii) state that the allowable shelter expenses include rent or mortgage payments, property taxes, homeowner’s insurance and utility expenses. Regulations found at 7 U.S.C. § 2014(e)(7)(C)(iii) state, in pertinent part, that the state of Pennsylvania elected to use mandatory Standard…

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    Each year, 2.7 million adoptable dogs and cats are euthanized in the United States. There are too many pets that are put into shelters and not enough people who will consider adoption. If more people adopted instead of buying pets, the number of animals euthanized would dramatically reduce. There are many reasons why you should consider adopting an animal. One of the reasons why you should consider adopting would be because you'll save an animals life. It was already stated that 2.7 million…

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    millions of homeless animals in the United States and there are not enough shelters to house all of them. Because the populations are so large in these facilities, sometimes they must euthanize animals that do not get adopted. The number of animals that get euthanized would be significantly decreased if people would adopt a pet instead of buying one. When you adopt, you are saving an animal’s life. By adopting from a shelter, it not only gives that animal a home it also opens up a refuge for…

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    painless, quick, and dignified in some cases. There are two main reasons for the use of euthanasia” (“Euthanasia”). One is due to the high number of unwanted companion animals and the lack of suitable homes. Sometimes the most humane thing that a shelter worker can do is give an animal a peaceful release from the world. The second is for a veterinarian use such as putting an animal down that is sick, injured, or already suffering from a slow and painful death. Sometimes owners and…

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    of dogs used in police work. Many departments spend over $8,000 on a new dog from Germany (Frequently Asked, n.d.). Whereas some go and get a free dog from a local shelter.…

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    People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) should be disbanded because they are hypocrites; they have problems with themselves, pets, people who make internet videos that are clearly fake and just about anything they can turn into propaganda. PETA is deranged, their website, themselves, the propaganda they spread. All of it is deranged. Before I go on to mention the stronger of PETA’s propaganda and lies I want to mention a YouTuber named Oicthatu812 he make a video that had a cat paw…

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    construct fallout shelters and nuclear alarm systems (USH). They were built all over the country in every major city like New York, the signs for the shelters can even be seen if they’ve not yet been stolen. Many shelters have been around for a long time but have only recently been discovered, one being the famous Brooklyn Bridge. Finally found in 2006 during a routine inspection (Chan). During the Cold War, the shelters were actually encouraged, despite the fact that most of the shelters…

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