Animal Overpopulation Problem

When people talk about deer, they are commonly talking about the North American Whitetail. That is because they are so prevalent in this country. They can be found in every state in the US. The only place where you will not find any whitetails is in parts of Arizona and California. In most states the whitetail is very prevalent, especially in the northeast. They are one of the most hunted animals in this area, particularly in Pennsylvania and Michigan. Despite the amount they are hunted, both in and out of season, you can not drive more than a few miles out of the towns without seeing one that was hit by a car. The deer population in this area just keeps growing. It is unclear what

The problem I would like to solve is pet overpopulation. I believe this is a major problem that the US faces and something has to be done. I have always been an animal lover and cared about animals very much. My eyes to the pet overpopulation problem were not opened until some years back when I adopted my first dog as a kid. When I walked into the shelter I became very upset to see so many innocent and loving animals in a small kennel waiting for a family to take them home and give them a new opportunity in life.

Countless lives locked away in cages and forgotten about have overwhelmed our society, it has left blood stains on our history as a species and if history has taught us anything, it’s that we have a choice to change our ways of adjusting to situations. A war which was fought in pursuit of ending such criminal means, yet we as human beings do little to nothing to end the horrific crimes of animal deaths in shelters. It is no secret that this world has become infused with problems that have extended from one side of the globe to the other. Amongst these problems lies a terrible truth: nearly every year, sums of almost eight million cats and dogs have been placed in shelters around the world. Out of these vast numbers, half will be

A wicked problem that deeply dissatisfies me is the act of animal abuse and neglect. The main challenge with this problem is the morality of the action. Animals trust humans to care for them because we domesticated them and they can no longer survive on their own. Abusing or neglecting these animals because of lack of funds or lack of caring betrays that trust causing animals to become violent towards humans creating a threatening environment. Also, a number of suffering animals looks bad on our society from an outside point of view. This would create problems with people wanting to move into a community with a large abuse issue. To better understand this problem, the academic disciplines of behavioral sociology, nutrition, and veterinary

Lucky showed me, at a young age, the joy of adopting and saving the innocent life of an animal. Adoption also helps fight high chances of purchasing from inhumane breeding environments or even puppy mills. Another preventative step in combating overpopulation is the spaying and neutering of animals. Pursuing a career in Veterinary Medicine through an Animal Science major, I have found in clinic work that many clients struggle with the cost of spaying or neutering their pets. With spay/neuter actions being a major contributor of defeating overpopulation, I seek to solve the issue of client expense struggles. My steps to identifying a solution would be, as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, to offer spay and neuter services at little to no cost for clients in need of financial assistance. I will work in discovering funds to cover these costs and continue support of shelters by housing adoptable pets. Animals may be found and brought in for spay/neuter services, then put up for adoption and/or be placed in fostering programs to help control shelter

Not only is animal overpopulation a problem for these beings, it also has a negative impact on our lives as well. The process of putting of finding these

Unfortunately, the chances are a lot higher then people are aware. Pet population control is becoming more widespread each and every day. There are many simple solutions to avoiding this problem, however irresponsible or negligent pet owners do not take these solutions into action. “The current shelter systems of most nations are overwhelmed and ineffective in reducing their pet overpopulation problems. With only a small percentage of the animals that enter shelters being found permanent homes, the majority are left to face euthanasia” (IAHJ). Simple solutions consist of spaying and neutering your pet, purchasing through a reputable and licensed breeder, preferably choosing to adopt from a shelter or organization, and basic education about smart and responsible pet ownership. However, some people still do not wish to follow through with any of the proposed solutions. People need to educate themselves and others about the chronic problem of overpopulation with unwanted or misplaced household animals before they decide to commit and take ownership of any pet. This alone would shed light on this never ending

Everyone is affected by overpopulation, even those who do not own pets. Human health is at risk from all the stray animals having transmittable diseases such as rabies and the animal waste.

According to webmd.com, 46% of people that took a survey claim that they are dog people. They are obviously very popular pets, but we should all know that millions of dogs go into shelters every year and most of them must be put down due to not finding a home. This is caused by overpopulation of dogs from individuals meaning to buy their dogs from breeders instead of shelters. Puppies bought from breeders are not spayed or neutered and this leads to the reproduction of more puppies.The Animal Population Control article from the American Humane service states, “pet overpopulation encompasses two factors. (1) allowing dogs to reproduce with little chance to find homes for the offspring and (2) pets being relinquished by owners who can no longer

Our nation’s modern industrial farming has become more than only feeding people; it has become a way for the food industry to make more money as human population continues to grow. The food industry has transformed not only how people eat, but also has had negative effect on our climate as a result of factory farming as illustrated by Anna Lappe in “The Climate Crisis at the End of Our Fork”. Jonathan Safran Foer in his book Eating Animals, illustrates the effects factory farming has had on animals meant for human consumption. Furthermore, Foer asks many questions to the reader on what will it take for us to change our ways before we say enough is enough. The questions individuals need to be asking themselves are: how do we deal with the problem of factory farming, and what can people do to help solve these issues? Namit Arora in the article On Eating Animals, as well as Michael Pollan in his book The Omnivore’s Dilemma, both address some of the issues that animals face once they hit the kill floor. Eric Schlosser in Fast Food Nation, also writes on the topic of animal abuse, and what goes unseen within the food industry as well as Bernard Rollin and Robert Desch in their article Farm Factories, both demonstrate what is wrong today with factory farming. The food industry today has impacted all facets of farming practices: from our Earth’s climate to the abuse animals endure, and the loss of old world agricultural farming

For years now, the lives and fate of homeless animals has been at stake. From overpopulation in shelters, abused dogs in mills, kill shelters opening up across the country, and private breeders breeding excessively, animals everywhere are loosing their lives because of these issues. “There are still more than 70 million homeless pets living in the U.S. Of these 70 million needy animals, only around six to seven million are put into shelters each year,” (Henn). Many of these animals without homes, are not even in shelters and are instead dying on the streets because there are too many to rescue in the small amount of time rescuers have. This expanding issue of animals being mistreated needs to come to an end. Many different problems are the

This issue makes the point that state animal control agencies have an extraordinary problem of unwanted pets. Currently, the number of unwanted dogs and cats account for about 1 million abandoned pets.1 The situation has reached crisis proportions and leads to the animal overpopulation growth. Because of the overcrowding at the county shelters, animal control agencies are forced to kill the dogs and cats. As an example, approximately 19 000 animals had been killed by the County of Kern in 2007.2 Moreover, it causes problems for California taxpayers. For example, taxpayers spend over 250 million dollar a year for animal shelter services and euthanasia.3 The stakeholders, such as Californian Animal Control Agencies, the local government, law enforcement agencies, veterinary medical associations, Central Californian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CCSPCA), health

Gioietta Kuo discusses overpopulation as the main problem causing all of life’s problems on earth today. Moreover, if the problem is not rectified, the world faces extinction from a shortage of resources such as food, water, and land. Furthermore, the implied message is that overpopulation needs to be addressed, because without reducing the inhabitants in the world, humanity will run out of the means to sustain even the current population. This article relates to “Connecting the Dots between Species Extinction, Overpopulation, and the Use of Resources” by Marshall Marcus, because Marcus also believes that the extinction of any species can be traced back to the increase of the world’s population. Additionally, both authors feel that overpopulation is the cause for many of earth’s problems such as environmental destruction, climate change, and food shortage to name a few. With all the data, facts and references, I feel this article credible. Using this information in my paper will help argue my opinion on overpopulation.

Over 300 million dogs inhabit the face of the world. Of those, the United States is home for over 100 million of them. Unfortunately, only 62 percent of the U.S. population own either a cat or dog. Doing the math, this means that close to 70 million dogs do not have owners. What happens to them? About ten percent of them enter shelters each year (Henn). As for the rest, they are the strays that fend for themselves. They eat leftovers if they are lucky. They haven’t ever know of the warmth of a bath. They may be fearful of people due to past injuries inflicted by owners who did not love them. They sleep in filth as long as they feel safe. All of these animals roam the fields and streets and we try to avoid talking about them. A simple solution to the problem of overpopulation is to find people who want a dog; however, many people have specific preferences for either a certain breed or a purebred dog. It was through their wants that breeding was created. Because of breeding, the problem expanded.

In this article, Drehle presents the idea that the increase in animal population has become a greater danger than it has ever been before. For instance, Drehle states, “Some 200 americans die each year in more than 1.2 million vehicle collisions with wandering deer--wrecks that cause damage resulting in more than $4 billion in repair (5). This shows that coalitions with wandering animals led many americans to lose their lives in those types of accidents. Furthermore, Drehle supports this idea that animals are becoming a danger with multiple examples through this article. Attention is drawn to the idea that many americans now share their backyards and property with wild life, which was explained to us by Drehle where he explains that a resident of pittsburgh found two white tailed deer scavenging for food in her own living room (Drehle 2). This explains to us that we are now forced to share our own property with the wildlife population due to their rapid increase. According to Drehle, “When the police showed up, they found the picture window smashed, the carpet damaged, the adult deer escaped--and frightened yearling left behind” (2). This proves to us the danger that we are living with due to the cause of animal species now living among us in our own neighborhood. With this in mind, we now have to think of what could be the solution to this issue.