Persuasive Statement For Animal Control

The purpose of this proposal is to make aware of a large problem the city is facing due to pet over-population and how to resolve without taking the lives of these domesticated animals due to flaws in our laws, community out-reach, and lack of information out there to help pet owners spread across our city. The problem facing our city is that shelters are filled to capacity everyday with the majority being lost or stray animals and the only resolutions would be to either put down close to 100 animals a day or once in a while collaborate with rescues to send then out to other states in need of adoptable animals. However, the solution is right in front of us. By working with local rescues, animals wouldn’t need to be sacrificed and with proper information and assistance with spay/neuter programs, unwanted pets would be prevented, lowering the need for euthanizing.

Animal overpopulation, caused by the failure of spaying and neutering pets, is an extremely relevant issue occurring in the United States. This problem can be solved simply by: encouraging people to adopt animals from shelters instead of breeders, educating individuals on the many responsibilities that come with owning a pet and creating regulations for pets to become neutered and spayed. Humans play a crucial role in putting an end to this problem. Therefore, we can take steps towards fixing this problem that these animals can not take upon themselves. It is up to us to acquire the responsibility of spreading the message on the suffering these beings are enduring, and to commit to building happier and loving lives for our furry friends.

Over the years, the buying of purebred animals from breeders and pet stores has bolstered the major institution of pet ownership and led to less adoptions in shelters which in turn is a disfunction to the system and contributes greatly to overpopulation in shelters. When people buy from a pet store they are not just supporting that pet shop but also the deplorable conditions of puppy mills or breeders. For example, just last year while volunteer at the West Valley Animal Shelter I witnessed animal control officers bring in about 40 dogs and 10 cats from a suspected puppy mill breeding operation. Of those dogs, 1/3 were euthanized because of various health conditions such as female dog whom was pregnant, blind, and had a large tomato sized mass growing on her abdomen. The mother dog was allowed to have her puppies but soon after was euthanized due to quality of life issues. As a solution, lawmakers in San Francisco have recognized this problem and forced all pet stores to only sell animals from animal shelters or rescue groups. As a result, some of the negative stigma has lifted and less animals are in shelters.

According to PETA in North Carolina alone in a year, “Over 250,000 animals are euthanized because there is no one willing to adopt them and care for them.” Also, in San Antonio, Texas, “The bodies of nearly 16,000 dogs and nearly 12,000 cats were scraped off the streets and properties in just one year.” The government needs to open up a better place for homeless dogs to live. When they are not adopted, instead of kill shelters or the streets, they won’t be in cages all the time. It is important that the state government funds larger and outdoor shelters where dogs can run and live until they are adopted.

Everyday young and healthy pets are brought into animal shelters all across the country either as strays, owner surrenders, or lost pets! Our society has an overpopulation of dogs and cats who will be homeless in these shelters each year, because of irresponsible owners not sterilizing them! According to, Monique L. Voelker, she compares the number of newborn infants to baby animals, as a society we will see 10,000 babies born on the same day as 70,000 puppies and kittens (Animals Abused and Abandoned; Surviving Against All Odds, Monique L. Voelker, Science Non-Fiction). While these births continue, there simply will not be enough homes for the animals. By keeping our pets (females) spayed

Many people understand the awful living conditions in animal shelters. Upon entering, one immediately notices the stench of unwashed animals, the dirt and grime that coat the walls, and the pleading, desperate faces of the inhabitants. While this is a serious issue, there is a far more important one at hand: the euthanization, or killing, of healthy animals in shelters. In a population chart of dogs in the United States, “over a third (2.4 million) died in shelters”(Ortega-Pacheco & Jiménez-Coello 235). The high number of dogs killed in shelters emphasizes the need to prevent shelter animal euthanasia. In order to save the lives of healthy shelter animals, methods such as initiating adoption programs, desexing companion animals, increasing volunteer and staff effectiveness, and raising community awareness must be enforced.

Homeless animals out number homeless people nearly five to one, and roughly six to eight million enter a shelter where approximately three to four million are euthanized. These animals deserve a second chance; they don’t deserve to be neglected and forgotten. The majority of animals in shelters show up because of circumstances that surround their owners, such as families moving or the owner being terminally ill. As opposed to purchasing

Nothing can explain the feeling of helping habitats, stopping poaching, and feeding a family, these are all results given by hunting. Hunting is where people go in the outdoors, sit or stand in a blind/cover, for normally a long amount of time, and wait for an animal to come out of the woods. Following spotting the animal of choice, the hunter then shoots, tracks, and harvests the animal that is aloud in there area. In an article there's a line that states, “I still run into people who think that sports hunting is anti environmental. . . from a standpoint of their health and well being, hunters are among the greenest people in the nation today” . In all reality hunting does many beneficial things for any age, one of which being teaching patience. There is many great things that hunters do for the world that are going unnoticed.

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

While almost all farm animals face the same fate as each other, they do not get the treatment they rightfully deserve. Farm animals, just like humans, deserve to live a life with dignity and respect. Unfortunately, in the chaos of producing the greatest amount of food possible, the agriculture industry has transformed into an industry of mistreatment. Every day, animals grow up in conditions such as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO), “homes” where animals stand knee deep in their own manure with no room to move. While large farms and meat packaging plants argue techniques like CAFOs are necessary evils, I advocate that farm animals currently live in a state that is unacceptable and sickening. The agricultural industry needs to refine its techniques to treat animals in a morally correct way. To improve the agricultural industry’s treatment of farm animals, consumers need to purchase food products that were raised properly, where animals and plants do not live in deplorable conditions that flaunt inhumane treatment. In the face of mistreatment, we need to refine butchering techniques that kill an incomprehensible number of animals every day; provide animals with a clean environment, that producers could boast of; and decrease the artificial modification of animals, to improve our health and animals’ health.

Most of you probably have a pet of your own. Maybe a dog named Max or a cat named Oliver. Could you imagine seeing them in terrible pain? I honestly don't think there will be one student in this class that would volunteer to let their own pet be tortured for any reason. Am I wrong?

Brakes screeched, tires squealed, and the car abruptly came to a halt. My heart was pounding. My father opened his door and, without hesitation, darted across the highway, dodging cars to rescue a defenseless turtle from the next car’s tire. Throughout my childhood in New York, rescuing turtles was a common practice for me and my father. Looking back, my father’s heroic sprints into oncoming traffic were not his most intelligent moves, but through them he communicated a very strong message – the value of an animal’s life. That message continues to motivate me today.

What would our world be like if animals were not walking the streets, begging for food, attacking people and other pets, starving to death, and even causing jail time for humans? The amount of animals we have on our planet is massive. Since 2011, the number of dogs and cats entering shelters annually has declined from approximately 7.2 million. It is about a twenty to one ratio of pets to humans, and that’s not including the wild animals we have illegally being kept here in people’s backyards. From the number of animals on the streets and in shelters, hoarding cases and abuse, animal cruelty, laws on animals, dog fights, neglect, to people doing jail time due to their pets, there’s an abundant amount of issues our country has with the furry creatures and nothing being done about it. This issue is a hot topic in our own town hall meetings and neighborhood meetings with citizens. Placing a pet limit on every household in the United States should be a must in today’s society, due to people not being able to juggle their pets, home life, work life, money issues, and family life.

Growing up, I was always surrounded by animals my Mom used to foster. This really jump started my love for animals. Once I was the proper age I volunteered at Oconee Regional Humane Society, located in Greensboro, GA. Volunteering has given me a better version of myself and new friends. Although volunteering will take up your time and money, you should start offering your services at your local animal shelter because it will let you help animals, gain experience, and bring new people into your life.

The topic I'm going to be writing is about vaccinating your animals, whether you have a cat or a dog. Personally, I strongly recommend giving your animal all of the vaccines that are available from your veterinarian. Most of the time, clients will do just the "core" vaccines that we recommend, some will just to rabies and others will do all of the vaccines that we offer. Sometimes clients don't want to "over-vaccinate" their animals. Routine clients will get all of the vaccines done. The main reason I want more people to vaccinate their animals, is because I fully understand that their are so many diseases that we could get from ours animals and I wish to educate more about it.