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    There are millions of animals are in shelters nationwide. Among those millions of animals in shelters, there is proximity 31 % or 2.7 million of those animals that are euthanized each year. The Shelter Pet Project. org is a website not that sells dogs, but to spread the word that pets in shelters are wonderful and lovable., and encourage people to consider going to their local animal shelter and adopt a pet instead of buying one from a breeder. In this ad they are advertising a new website, this

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    Thesis statement: Today, I hope to convince you that adopting from an animal shelter is better than purchasing one. I aim to do this by to drawing attention to the problem with animal breeding, give you a glimpse inside of all the wonderful animals inside a shelter where you will find several benefits inside. I. Introduction A. Attention: 6.5 million animals will enter an animal shelter. B. Credibility: According to… ASPCA.org Transition: First, Beagles, Labradors, boxers or Bulldogs… II

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    by alanna “Kayla wait up!” Jeff and Julia hollered. “We are stopping by the animal shelter do you want to come?” they asked. “Suer I love animals, especially dogs!” “Ok then let's go, we are not playing tag though jeff so don’t ask.” Julia announced. “Why not.” asked Jeff. “Because the shelter is right across the street.” We crossed the street to see my parents and my older sister going inside. We followed them in. When we got in my parents were talking adopting a dog for me but they did not realize

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    pet cat would be euthanized by the Woodbury Humane Society shelter instead of being sent to the home she had detailed in a note posted on her refrigerator. In retrospect, this would not have happened if the Woodbury Humane Society shelter had adopted the new and growing trend of “no-kill” philosophy for animal shelters, which simply stated, is an operating philosophy for a shelter that is based upon the premise that no healthy adoptable animal should be euthanized for any reason and that they should

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    #1 - Animal shelters kill vs no kill What is a shelter An animal shelter is an Establishment, a Establishment is a action of establishing something or being established or it can mean, a business organization, public institution, or household. To include in that, an animal shelter is especially supported by charitable contributions. They also will do all in their power to get the animal(s) adopted. A shelter gets There are 2 different types of shelters A no kill shelter gives animals a few

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    Paper Imagine being a staff member or a volunteer at an animal shelter. Imagine watching day in and day out as animals passed through your doors, the unmistakeable scent of desolation and grief filling the room like a tidal wave. Imagine standing in front of the donation jar, counting the measly offerings, and hoping they added up to at least five dollars. Ravalli County should do more to encourage adoption of impounded animals, and supply more resources for, the Bitterroot Humane Association

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    from a shelter, whereas dog breeders are more reliable. A dog from a shelter can have a lot of medical problems and you never know what you are getting, whereas a breeder will usually have a guarantee of health. About 6.5 million companion animals enter U.S. animal shelters nationwide every year. Of those, 3.3 million are dogs. Each year, approximately 1.5 million shelter animals are euthanized, 670,000 are dogs. Approximately 1.6 million dogs are adopted every year. About 710,000 animals who enter

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    a Week, Then Was Returned to the Animal Shelter Allison Gray in her article “How Strict Animal Shelter Policies Can Cause Pets to Suffer,” offers a harsh critique that animal shelters hold a very strict adoption process by not allowing unqualified pet owners to adopt. She argues that adoption shelters want to find the perfect owner, but the perfect owner does not exist by her claims. Therefore, pets are not adopted out and are left to suffer in animal shelters. With the guidelines for pet adoption

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    between kill vs no kill shelters. First you should know that no kill shelters don't actually mean no kill, it means that only up to 10% of the animals in their stock can be killed anything over that and it is a kill shelter. Many people argue over if no kill shelters are better than kill shelters and vice-versa but I have read many articles about this topic and I can give you the worldwide opinion. NO KILL SHELTERS No kill shelters don’t accept all animals and are somewhat picky on

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    just save them and adopt? Animals deserve the chance to live just like any person in this world does. Over the past 20 years, animal shelter communities in the United States has been grappling with the overpopulation problem of domestic animals (Rowan). Nationally, around four million animals are killed in animal shelters each year. Of the animals killed, roughly 95% of the shelters animals and treatable and healthy (Winograd). Each year between two to four million animals are euthanized (Winograd)

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