Do you have a cat or dog? If so, where did you get it? Did you get it from an animal shelter? From the side of the road, badly wounded, where you found it just in time to save it? Did you get your animal from an animal breeder, breeding kittens/puppies in their basement? Most likely, you got your animal from a breeder. And there is no shame in that. You did your homework, right? Your new cat/dog’s vaccinations are all up-to-date, is spayed or neutered, and you just can’t resist the happy look on its face. So, you decide to take it home. You hand over the money and say goodbye to the breeder. Congratulations on the new pet! Unfortunately, you missed a few things. The kind woman breeding the dogs/cats forgot to mention that she had another room of four- week-old kittens/puppies that she was waiting to sell. She showed you the one you bought because it was the last of its litter. It is two months old and was the runt of the litter. It looked exactly like the new litter, so she registered its birth certificate at the same time as the new litter. She needed …show more content…
Dogs are especially vulnerable, dependent on the breed. Pugs suffer from a range of disabilities. The most noticeable disability is their nose. Their noses are practically nonexistent. Pugs have a terrible time breathing when it is humid or hot because the air they breathe can’t cool down as it travels to their lungs. The live their lives sniffling and snoring, never knowing what it would be like to have a normal, functioning nose. And eyes. Their beautiful bulgy eyes are prone to a range of problems. Corneal ulcers, dry eyes, and proptosis (hint: never look up what any of these are) all mean the same thing. Uncomfortable eyes that stick out all day. And this is all because breeders continue to reproduce this breed of dog. Nothing is being done about this because pugs are so cute, right? Who knew that their bulgy eyes could actually be
How much is that doggy in the window? The one with the waggly tail? Well, if you knew where that puppy came from, you may think twice about purchasing the canine. Puppy mills have been around for over fifty years. (Madonna Of the Mills) In these mills, the people who are in charge of the dogs, also known as breeders, are breeding female dogs left and right. Not only are they breeding them every chance they get, but they are performing this task in very unsanitary conditions which causes serious health issues to these animals in the mills. While puppy mills can help people who want to find a breed of dog that is hard to find, puppy mills need to be terminated due to the puppies being mistreated and abused, the overpopulation
Thousands of animals are put to sleep each year due to not having any available homes for them to be adopted. According to Jennifer Sexton and Tom Warhol in Domestic Animal Overpopulation, “The average female cat can produce two litters of six kittens per year, a female dog can produce one litter of six or more puppies per year, making pet overpopulation a significant problem.” Animal overpopulation is costing money and you can help the pets with spay and neutering programs. A new solution is mandatory contracts for breeders and spay and neuter programs. This paper will talk about spay and neuter programs, contracts for breeders, and why some people don’t think animal overpopulation is a problem. Thankfully there are solutions to this issue of animal overpopulation.
Consequently, that’s why the public has been advised to adopt shelter pets instead of purebreds with all the disadvantage there is which creates an ongoing debate about the production of puppies in puppy mills. Ethically, Dr. Whose should adopt the puppy through the Human
The prevalence of pet ownership in America has more than tripled during the last several decades, rising from 67 million households during the 1970s to 164 million households in 2012 (Human Society, 2014). The conscious decision by 62 percent of American households to own at least one pet represents a long-term commitment of time, money, and dedication to the needs of a wholly dependent entity. The basic needs for all pets, inclusive of companion animals and farm animals, include several provisions. These provisions include access to safe, clean drinking water at all times, access to high quality food commensurate to the weight of the animal, and adequate shelter from excesses of heat and cold (Agape, 2014). Beyond the life-essential basic needs of animals lay commonly accepted requisites that define responsible pet ownership. These requisites or minimal standards of care include access to veterinary care, access to exercise, and freedom from physical harm.
In as little as six years, 67,000 puppies can come from the brood of just two dogs. In seven years, two cats and their offspring can create 420,000 kittens. There are approximately 70,000 kittens and puppies born each day (Quirk). What happens to all of these pets? Most of them will never make it to their first birthdays. According to Robert Aaron, "Every year in the United States, 8 million to 10 million cats and dogs are given up to animal shelters and others are abandoned." This may be due to the "throwaway" mentality of the populace today. Four to five million pets are euthanized every year in shelters, not always humanely (Aaron).
This is why pet owners desperately need to take the necessary precautions to prevent the constant slaughter of these innocent animal populaces. Domestic animals are overpopulating the earth, and unfortunately, the solution to this problem is not a pleasant one; these animals need to continue being euthanized, spayed, and neutered regularly, need to have low-cost spay/neuter programs, and need to be adopted only by people who plan on keeping them for longer than a year. The number of available, competent and reliable owners in the United States dictates the number of animals that can prosper. That number is exceptionally overpowered by the amount of domestic animals in need of shelter.
Every child knows that Old MacDonald has a farm; E-I-E-I-O. And on that farm, he has a cow; E-I-E-I-O. But many children don’t know that Old MacDonald feeds antibiotics to that cow so it can grow faster and healthier.
Pets are a common sight in many households today. In fact, according to the APPMA National Pet Owners Survey, 63 percent of U.S. households own a pet. At the top of this percentage are dogs and cats. One of the most important decisions an owner of a dog or cat has to make is whether or not to get them spayed or neutered. There are various reasons why people choose to not have this done, but all those reasons can be proven invalid. Many factors come in to play as why this is such an important thing to do. The effects of dogs and cats not being spayed or neutered has become such a major issue that it should be a law that all pet owners have to get their pet spayed or neutered.
Fido, the dog, is lost and wandering the streets. You can’t find him anywhere. Where will he end up? Will someone grab him and call your telephone number from the dog collar? Will the dog warden take him to the local shelter?
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.
Including me, 57 percent of people worldwide own pets, and 163.1 million of those are just cats and dogs. The United States holds to top place of population of pets with about 70 million dogs, and about 74 million cats. People say animals are a man’s best friend but I think that animals can be anyone’s best friend. When it comes to our pets getting sick or injured, we do anything and everything that we can to take care of them and make sure they are okay, just as we would do with a relative.
Animals that reside on farms around the UK! We are here today to address an issue. A problem we have put up with for too long. It is a large one my friends, and so far the farm that I am proud to be a member of has been the only one to take the initiative to get rid of… HUMANS! Ever since they discovered agriculture, they have found a way to use us to do their dirty work.
What are animal rights? Do you know what they include? Do they have any rights at all? Food and water? Of the millions of pet owners, the majority would answer, “Of course they do!”
A few years ago my husband Ryan and I decided to get a dog. For several weeks we made trips to the Regina Humane Society, waiting to find the perfect dog for us. We never even entertained the idea of buying a pure bred. I didn't want to buy a pet from someone who breeds dogs for profit when there are so many homeless dogs in need of a second chance.
Owning a Pet Having a pet is a wonderful idea! Pets bring companionship, personality, and gut wrenching humor to households across the world. Having previously owned both a cat and a dog, and currently being without a pet, I began to think about getting a new furry friend. Born a dog lover, and bred into a cat lover, I had the difficult decision of choosing one of the two. When I was twenty-two years old, I answered an advertisement in the paper for free Labrador puppies.