There are almost 2.7 million animals in shelters that are put to sleep every year in the United States alone, how could anybody sleep at night knowing that all these beautiful souls are dying for absolutely no reason except over breeding? Meaning there are too many cats and dogs for people to adopt, some people would say why does this concern me in any way they are animals and there are more people dying and homeless?
I would answer that question with another one what are you doing to help either of the animals or humans? have you helped at all?
If the answer is yes, then good for you, you have a cause so do I,
My cause is to help as many cats as possible, if you want a pet to make your house a home consider these reasons to go to a shelter instead of a pet store:
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2- They don’t cost as much, a pet can cost up to a thousand dollars and they don’t offer spaying or neutering, microchipping, nor the first vaccine for your baby which are essential for the pets well being but a shelter can do for a lot less at around two hundred dollars.
3- Consider a mixed breed because they have less medical bills related to breed specific illness meaning they will live longer and are easier to train being genetically blessed with amazing intelligence.
4- Shelters offer support after you adopt, pet stores don’t.
5- you want an ego boost, you will get that from saying that you helped a soul in need.
6- At the shelter you would get a wide variety of ages from puppies and kittens to seniors.
7- You will get all the love you could ever dream of shelter animals will not hold back on their affection and gratefulness.
8- If at this point you’re not convinced you should google puppy mills and see all the nightmare inducing images and YouTube videos that rescue operations
One of the many problems that we seem to be having is the amount of No Kill Shelters in America. No kill Shelters are shelters in which the animals there are not treated like the “pound” or “dog house.” These shelters do not kill healthy or treatable animals and even if they are not treatable they reserve euthanasia for them as the last resort to trying to save the animals. However, many understand that these some of these dogs can be a menace to society, but every single animal should be able to live. We do not have many of these in this country or if we do we are use the animals for the testing of some of our products. One of the many benefits of No Kill Shelters is the promotion of adopting dogs. Many people do not adopt dogs but they go to breeders which is not a bad idea, but we have many dogs that get killed in pounds every day. Why do we Americans have the say so in when an animals wants to die? With everything there are pros and cons and some of these cons can be the overpopulation of animals , but we do not kill humans if one race/gender is becoming overpopulated. The
The little girl and Mom saved the puppy from the Puppy Shop, right? Yes, they did save that ONE puppy, but they only added to the fuel of the Puppy mill industry. They could have adopted the same breed of puppy at a local animal shelter or rescue. In fact, the Humane Society estimated that each year, 2.7 million adoptable dogs and cats 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 (2018). Making it very important to know that the number of euthanized animals could be reduced dramatically if more people adopted pets instead of buying
...tting worse and worse as the years go on. Many different organizations are trying to help out with what they can. Having a pet can be a responsibility that many are not ready for. Having a dog or cat as a pet can become expensive and every time consuming, and that is why there are so many animals that live on the streets and why overpopulation keeps increasing year after year. Seeing stray animals has become a normal thing to see for some communities around the world but these strays can be the home and breading ground for diseases that can be fatal. If an animal is saved from living on the streets it is sent to an animal shelter where it may still suffer and be in a cage for the rest of its life. Animal shelters are becoming over crowded and having to constantly make room for more animals, and that is causing the number of dogs and cats that are euthanized to rise.
Killing and disposing of animals because there is no room available for them is unnecessary and inhumane. A shelter is usually a place where something or someone is offered protection and refuge. But what happens when a shelter does the exact opposite of giving something protection? Sadly this happens to various animals each year that are brought to Kill Shelters. The ASPCA has stated that three to four million animals are euthanized in shelters in the United States: an absolutely shocking 60% of all animals that belong to shelters(McLellan). Many of these animals that are irrationally killed are completely worthy of adoption.The main reason for all these senseless killings is overpopulation. Generally when shelters can no longer locate homes for animals they can no longer keep do to overpopulation the first and simplest option that comes to mind is to euthanize them. The animals could be in perfect condition physically but the shelters still kill the animals regardless of the conditions of the animals. Also, in many cases the animals may also be completely worthy of becoming adopted but the shelters still euthanize these animals who cannot possibly...
Relevance statement: 1.5 million of rescued animals are euthanized because they cannot find a home.
Animals are precious, loving, and sweet creatures but many are having their lives cut short. Did you know that 7.6 million animals enter shelters every year? Of those animals, thirty one percent of dogs are euthanized and forty one percent of cats are euthanized. If you do the math, that is 2.4 million dogs and 3.1 million cats. Why are we doing this to our animals? They're living creatures just like us, even if they can't tell us. As you read this paper, you'll learn about what euthanization is, learn the reasons for shelters killing our furry friends, and get an inside look at the terrible practice of euthanization.
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Attention getter: Lion, tigers, and bears, oh my! When the circus comes rolling into town, many people are excited to go and that is all that is talked about; about the clowns, the trapeze artists, the ring leader, the elephants and all the other marvelous wonders of the circus. But would you all still be excited to go if you knew the truth about the circus and the animal trainers of how they treat the animals? Because in reality, for our spirits to raise at the circus, they break the spirits of all the animals, especially the elephants.
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