Importance Of Dogs In Schools

• 6 – 8 million cats and dogs enter shelters each year, of which 3 – 4 million are euthanized (nearly 10,000 per day).

Animal Euthanasia, is a process during which an animal is put to death. According to Humane society “about 2.4 million healthy, adoptable cats and dogs - about one every 13 seconds- are put down in U.S shelters each year.” (humane society.) The saying that dogs are a man’s best friend is often thought of when thinking of dogs, but what if I tell you the man is the dog 's best friend, or even the only friend, only family. So often we see people buying Dogs because they are so cute! and so warm/fuzzy/cuddly! and 90% of the time those dogs do not stay with this family, either they take too much time,decide to move, not enough space or the saddest one they can no longer afford it, and those dogs find their way to the shelter. The family who put their dogs in shelters think it is the best decision, but in turn, it’s really a death sentence. According to Akita Rescue, a dog has “72 hours to find a new family from the moment you drop it off.” (Anonymous) after this time the animal gets put down, So why do this to your pet? to any pet? why have them sit in a cell for no reason, other than you not having enough time or no longer wanting to take care of it; that Dog doesn 't have relatives to which he can go to when things go bad, he can 't just go to his sister, mother, father, or grandparents to that dog you are the world, and by putting your dog in the shelter the dog loses not only you but also his world.

In the United States, about 7.6 million companion animals enter animal shelters every year. The overpopulation of these animals and the fact that they have no homes leads to about 40% of them being euthanized (ASPCA). This is a global issue, but the root of it can be found within the local community at The Humane Society of the Ohio Valley.

The first big reason why pets should be allowed in schools is because it teaches the students good skills. According to the article “Pets Enhance Learning” pets can teach kids responsibility. One way pets teach kids responsibility is by teaching the kids to perform tasks that help the animal survive. This shows that kids will learn to be able to take care of another living thing. To add on to this, it also proves that kids will be taught how to do a job from a young age which will help them when they are older. The other piece of evidence I have as to why pets in the classroom will teach kids valuable skills is because it will teach them empathy. Empathy the ability to understand and share the feelings of another and pets in the classroom will make kids learn this. For example, as stated in the article “Should You Have A Pet in Your Classroom?” building empathy will enhance the desire to show animals with respect. Not only does this goes towards animals its also true towards humans. Most kids who have pets are more kind and empathetic towards both humans and animals. Also this proves empathy is important to other kids is because kids who are more empathetic have a way lower chance of bullying another human. This without a doubt shows that empathy is a great thing all students should learn and the easiest way to do that is with a classroom pet. Having a classroom pet would also motivate the students.

According to one article '' That 37% of americans who own dogs often look for a dog park when choosing for a place to live''. With dog parks everyone would benefit. Without a place to take dogs they may never socialize much and can become aggresive.Though a good point can be made that dog parks can be loud at times. I still believe that dog parks are needed.

Deciding whether or not I should agree with dogs being allowed in our work place was very tricky for me. I appreciate your desire to make sure every employee feels comfortable and stress-free at work. Also, I adore dogs and would love to able to have my furry-friend alongside me all day long. However, after looking at the pro's and con's, I'd have to say I do not agree with this idea.

This is a very hard and awful situation for the dog because they are domestic animals. This means that their survival skills are poor and they are almost completely helpless on their own. They are bound to die from starvation, overexposure, or get hit by a car. For the dogs that do not end up being killed, many shelters will take the dogs in, but many of them are overcrowded. The stray dogs that are brought in to local shelters can only stay for a short period of time because of the amount of dogs they are able to take in. In the end, most of the dogs end up not being bought because for every ten dogs in need of a home, only one person will be willing to. It can also cause emotional trauma for the owners when they find out all of the diseases of the dog and have to put the dog

This puts the dogs at risk of various diseases as well as keeps them from socializing with other dogs. Without proper socialization, a dog may be provoked and bite other dogs or even people. When these unsocialized dogs do without time outdoors, they also don’t get adequate exercise and it puts them at a higher risk of obesity and various diseases and may cause them to become more dangerous due to sickness and injury. This ban therefor, pushes unnecessary hardships on responsible dog owners and their

I, along with the author of, "Against Bringing Dogs to Work," believe that dogs should not be allowed in the workplace because they can be a distraction or harm other employees or property.

Dogs should be able to be in the bulding all day. Dogs should because they can help students and faculty relax and reduce stress. Dogs should because they can be serves dogs. Dogs should because they are just serves dogs and help relax individuals they can protect them. The opposition states dogs should not be able to be in the building all day. While this position is popular, it is not all color because Dogs are one of the most helpful animals there is. Many people feel that pet and non demestick animals should not be alowed in the bulding expecily a school building. what this idea fails to recognize is that dogs and other pet are lovable and helpful for the community. Then again some people dout that

They are people in support of Bringing Your Dogs to Work program because of help, to reduce stress and anxiety at work. Studies shows that most employees tend, to be more happy at work, and also to get work done faster when there dogs are beside them when there at work. Therefore, the employees will be more happier, and more relaxed, they will be so happy, to get to work and wouldn't mind to stay late at work. Also employees are will likely sta positive at work, they tend to stay at their positions, which can save their employers the cost of having to hire and train new workers. On the flip side there are some against Bringing Dogs to Work movement. Not everyone likes dogs, or is comfortable when there are around them. Furthermore, there are

One reason pets should be allowed in schools is because the animal can boost the students self esteem. For example, some students might have had a fight with their parents on a school night and felt really down the next day. Then when they get to school the classroom pet can cheer him up. Furthermore, according to petsintexas.org taking care of a pet

According to the Human Society’s website, there are over 2.7 million adoptable cats and dogs that are euthanized each year.

The average yearly rate of healthy dogs that get euthanized is 1.5 million. That is 1.5 million opportunities to have a bestfriend or to give a dog an amazing life. So many dogs are rejected because people want cute puppies to play with. What most people do not understand, is that grown dogs can be just as energetic and cute as puppies. Also with most grown dogs, people would not have the hassle of house training the dog.

In my opinion, this is a terrible issue. These animals are dying because of this with no fault of their own. If the overpopulation in shelters continues we will not have a place to put all of these animals except for in the ground. A shelter is supposed to be used as a safe place for lost, homeless pets, but it is being abused and turned into a trashcan due to the overpopulation. Some may argue that there are “no kill” shelters, and although that is true to some extent, it is not entirely true. The sad truth is that “in most cases even when a shelter calls themselves a ‘no-kill’ shelter it simply means they give the dogs they don't want to a shelter that IS a kill shelter” (Maguire). Overpopulation is costing animals their lives. Do you know what else overpopulation is costing? Us. It costs the United States taxpayers $2 billion a year “to impound, shelter, euthanize, and dispose of homeless animals” (“Animal Overpopulation”). These statistics are hard to take in, but they are very real and this is why I think something needs to change.