Shelter Vs Animal Shelter

7.6 million animals enter the shelters and with that 2.7 million animals are euthanized in the shelter. The same amount euthanized gets adopted each year, which is depressing. One would think more would get adopted or simply taken in if lost to avoid the deaths or strays of animals such as the cats that was previously stated. Animals are human companions that show love and guard or are just fun to help people out in therapeutic ways. Humans take animals for granted with how we send them to shelters not caring if it’s going to end up with them dead in a week of being at that

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

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.

A quote once said by Frederick the Great states; “A dog is a man’s best friend.” There are millions of dog lovers across the world, I’m speaking to many in this class right now, so dog lovers, have you ever thought about this? Imagine walking into a pet store and looking around at all the different kinds of animals, and then your eyes are set on the dogs. You just can’t decide what one you want. One of the main key facts about choosing the right dog is considering where it is raised and many dog owners don’t. Some of the dogs could have been raised in a puppy mill. Puppy mills are a problem in the U.S today. And the problem with puppy mills is the effect they have on the dog itself and even the owner.

The sad reality is that there are too many homeless pets than there ones with loving homes to care for them. Also according to humane society.org, “2.7 million adoptable cats and dogs are euthanized in the United States simply because too many pets come into shelters and too few people consider adoption when looking for a pet.” When you adopt, you not only save a life, but you also free up a cage for another desperate animal to be adopted. By adopting, your money goes towards spay and neutering, pet education, running the shelter, and also puts an end to cruel puppy and kitten mills, which saves countless more animals by doing

There was only a few times where they have been negative. It’s impressive that her experiences have been positive considering some come from abused or neglected situations, which often go on and become adopted dogs. Keyes explained to me that if the dog has an ID tag they will contact the owners and let them know that the shelter has their dog. If the dog doesn’t have a chip or ID tag, then they would begin the process of taking documentation of the dog by giving it a name and number. Next, the animal shelter documents the weight and vaccinates it in order to prevent the dog from catching any easily transmitted disease such as kennel cough. In addition, the shelter takes a picture of the dog and monitoring their behavior to make sure that the dog is in a position to become adoptable. At last the shelter places it for adoption or sends the dog to a rescue organization. Furthermore the officer that responded to the call will write a report. Keyes also made a point that this would be the same process with any breed of dog and not just Pit Bulls. I was wondering if Pit Bulls were a more common commodity in the shelter than any other breed. Keyes assured me that even though Pit Bulls do come frequently, they are not the only breed that frequently goes through the shelter. She was telling me that there are many Labradors due to their popularity in the community, and many Lab Pit mixes as well. In addition, Keyes also pointed out that, “Right now most of our kennel is Chihuahuas and Pit Bulls”. Learning that there many Pit Bulls in the shelter made me wonder if the stereotype of aggressive Pit Bulls was shown during their stay at the shelter, so I asked Keyes the number of Pit Bulls that were truly aggressive and not

Why pay hundreds on buying a dog, then spending a little to adopt one? Thousands of dogs die from puppy mills die each year, while they suffer through the harsh environment that puppy mills give. At the same time, others are waiting to become a new member of the family by adoption. Three main reasons why you should adopt dogs are, you can give them a second chance, stop puppy mills, and you can start the dog out healthy.

This causes a vast number of unadoptable animals to be euthanized. ASPCA states that approximately 3.9 million are dogs enter shelters nationwide every year, almost 1 out of 3 dogs will be euthanized. 2. The overpopulation problem is worsened by the existence of puppy mills. The ASPCA estimates “there could be as many as 10,000 puppy mills in the United States.”

In Maryland, a lot of owners had to give up their pit bulls and put them in shelters because their landlords did not want any pit bulls. “The Maryland SPCA in Baltimore has experienced a 20 percent increase in the number of pit bull-type surrendered, says executive director Aileen Gabbey,” (Hettinger, 25). Stacey Coleman, who is an executive director of the Animal Farm Foundation, went to the a shelter in Baltimore, Maryland to see how affectionate and lovely all the dogs no one wanted really were. Adoption is a huge step in any dog’s life in a shelter, but when it is difficult for the dog to get chosen by a loving family, they do not enjoy life. Pit bulls face that problem on an everyday basis.

Pit bulls are given a bad reputation and are growing harder and harder to rehome, which usually results in then either being euthanized or back in an unsavory home. The same happens to humans whom others have condemned to be an outcast of society. More often than not, it is because of society as a whole that there are dogs and people who have no other home but the

Well, luckily, there are shelters in different places that help animals that aren’t able to take care of themselves. Did you know that every year 3.3 million dogs and 3.2 million cats enter animal shelters in U.S.? If you think that figure was huge, now imagine around 1.5 million of them are being euthanized every year because the shelter doesn’t have enough money or volunteers (ASPCA) to take care of them. However, this number can be significantly reduced if we start to make a change. With my speech, I would like to persuade you to from now on look for pets in a shelter instead of a pet store. In order to do this, I will provide information about the differences between shelters and pet stores, reasons to adopt a pet, and how to do it.

For millions of years dogs have remained a constant companion of man. Bred from the aggressive and formidable Gray Wolf tens of thousands of years ago the domestic dog now lives in many homes across the world. Where in the far distant past the domestic dog was bred as a guard animal, a beast of burden, and even a food source the dogs of today are bred for a far more endearing purpose-companionship and love. Finding a pet dog that is more of a joy than a chore is necessary when asking: How much is that puppy in the window?

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

Finally, pet ownership is a lifelong commitment. The adoption of a pet legally makes the owner responsible for that pet. Pet ownership is taken too lightly, pet owners are not devoted to their pets. Pet adoption is much like the adoption of a child. A pet requires affection, guidance, food, refuge, and medical care. A child that is not cared for properly will rebel against his/her parents, so will a dog! Dogs rebel by chewing, urinating and/or defecating indoors and constantly barking for hours. Many dog owner are too assiduous and reluctant to investigate the premise of their dogs unmanageable demeanor. Consequently, the rebellious dog ends up in the animal shelter.

In some shelters, they are so crowded that puppies and kittens are euthanized. It is awful that some animals are killed before they get to really live. Up to 600 puppies and 1.4 million cats are euthanized each year. Cats have a worse stereotype so they are adopted less.