The Problem Of Pet Overpopulation

Some of the shelters in California are amazing, at Sonoma County’s animal shelter has new policies for the crowded conditions and are working to reduce the number of healthy animal’s that are killed. Dog and cat owners who may want to give up their pets have to make an appointment with the shelter staff to discuss alternatives. Healthy animals will be taken in only if the space is available, otherwise the owners must wait. According to one source, “Most public shelters have around 393,000 cats that enter public shelters and it increased to 25,000. About 278,000 cats were killed in shelters in

The North Shore Animal League will first discuss animal rights and how animal abuse and homelessness is at an all-time high today among animals. There will also be various pictures and statistics shown to offer the audience insight on which dog and cat breeds are the most abused and homeless. For example, due to their small size and temperament with people Chihuahuas are among one of the most abused and homeless dog breeds. The organization will then discuss their plan to remedy the issue of animal abuse and homelessness by opening up animal shelters in urban areas in Staten Island and Brooklyn to lower animal abuse and homelessness. These shelters will provide the animal’s food, water, and medicine, which are the main necessities for them to survive. By opening these new shelters, it will ensure the animal’s safety and well-being until people are ready to adopt and bring them home.

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.

As domesticated animals, cats and dogs have been bred over centuries to have high reproductive rates, much higher than that of their human counterparts. Animals can also reproduce at a younger age; for example, a cat can theoretically have kittens starting at about 5 months of age. Add in the facts that cats can have two litters a year, with an average of six kittens per litter, and one finds that the number of unwanted pets can very quickly skyrocket. Thus spaying (removing the sexual organs of female animals) and neutering (removing a male animal’s testes) procedures become incredibly important to maintaining a manageable level of homeless pets in America (“Pet Overpopulation”). Unfortunately, while many owners do “fix” their pets, a significant percentage do not, for a variety of reasons. Some believe that they cannot manage the financial cost of a spay/neuter operation, and yet others think that their pet’s personality will be negatively warped by losing their reproductive capacity Less common justifications include confusion over either what age to spay/neuter an animal or the health consequences of not having at least one litter, and a desire to have children experience “the miracle of birth” (“Reasons People Don’t Spay or Neuter Their Pets” ). These erroneous beliefs lead to the drastic increase of homeless animals nationwide when non-fixed

Did you know about 25 million puppies and kittens are born into the United States each year? That’s more than 50,000 born each day in this country alone. Twenty five million pets produce yearly greatly exceeds the amount of willing families to take care of these animals that are born into the world. Even though, these massive amount of litters may in fact be completely healthy there is just not a sufficient enough of homes for this animals to be place in. statically reported by the humane society of the united states in October 2011 6 to 8 million animals who have no place to call their home are put into animal shelters. Unfortunately, due to the excessive surplus of these animals about half which is 3 to 4 million only make it out alive. The other half left to be euthanize by the shelter to make room for the new incoming animals. This turns out to be one animal euthanize every 8 sec. Pet overpopulation has been a serious problem throughout the nation for many years. The on ongoing cycle of bring unwanted litters of pets into the world makes it extremely difficult to reduce the amount of animals being euthanize across the nation each and every day. It’s important for people to understand the need to spay and neuter their family’s pets and all pets in general, all though people don’t understand that need its extremely important to take into account that these thousands of wanted any unneeded animals being born into the world each day will statically end up homeless, place in

Each year, 2.7 million adoptable dogs and cats are euthanized in America. Too many people are breeding their pets for a quick buck, but not realizing the effect that their actions play in the animal world. As breeders and puppy mills are mass producing purebred puppies/kittens for thousands of dollars, there sits an abandoned dog/cat in a shelter who costs much less. This drastic number of euthanized animals could be reduced if Americans spay/neuter their pets and consider rescue shelters over a high-end breeder.

Animal overpopulation is a huge problem and you, and every other human, contributes to this problem when you don’t spay or neuter

Good afternoon, I'm Joanna Pulido and today I am going to talk about the issues of animal overpopulation. When a cat or dog is born it doesn’t know what its life is going to be, unfortunately many times they never get to have a good one. There is a significant amount of animal overpopulation so, remarkable measures need to be taken for the sake of the animals. There are many reasons why pet overpopulation is a problem, but three of the biggest ones i believe that are the causes are, that cats and dogs on the street are reproducing with little chances on finding homes. Second, pet owners get rid of pets becauses they can’t have them anymore or want them. Lastly, pet owners breed their dogs and sell the babies for profit. However very many drastic

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

Pet overpopulation is a topic that generally goes unnoticed unless you are a pet owner yourself. Every year, millions of cats and dogs are euthanized in local animal shelters. This is due to the reason that there are more pets out

There is research to argue both positive and negative consequences of spaying or neutering animals. This paper will overview both sides indicating that there are several benefits of this procedure. Making the decision to spay or neuter a pet can be a touchy subject for some pet owners and a hard decision to make. Spaying a pet means to sterilize a female animal by removing the ovaries. Neutering (also referred to as castration) means to remove the genitalia of a male or female pet but is mainly used for males. Some may also refer to the procedure as getting the animal “fixed” but this terminology holds the same meaning. An estimated 5 to 8 million animals are euthanized in the United States every year. Many organizations try to reduce these numbers by opening Spaying and Neutering clinics to prevent the increase in pet populations. Some against castration say that spaying and

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

When most people think of international issues, they think of global warming, war, natural disasters, and the like. Aside from those of us involved in the animal rescue system, hardly anyone would think of animal overpopulation as an international issue in the same way that other problems are. The opinion of the general public notwithstanding, there are few issues as universal to different communities around the world as the problem of too many pets with too few homes. Animal overpopulation rears its ugly head from Fort Collins to Mumbai, and the scale of the suffering that it causes for these animals is correspondingly tremendous.

As I’ve investigated, the same problem to our city pet overpopulation keeps coming up; unwanted breeding. Animals, domesticated or not mostly act on instinct. When domesticated animals are in heat, their behavior changes as they search for a mate to soothe their instinctual desires. Pet owners usually skip on spaying neutering their pets because of the cost and burden of taking care of a post-surgery animal for two days. Most veterinarians charge over $100 (also depending on the sex, canine/feline, weight, age) for sterilizing an animal but low cost clinics exist, costing up to 30-40% less than a normal vet costs. Unfortunately, the public isn’t always aware unless they do extensive google research. As Leslie Irvine states in this case on pet

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.