The general public is usually confused by the differences between an animal shelter and a humane society. You may have thought to yourself and asked the question, “What exactly is an animal shelter?” An animal shelter is a foundation that will provide a temporary cage for an animal until they can find it a “forever” home or it becomes euthanized due to overcrowding in the shelters. Many times in animal shelters if an animal has a special need or a disability they are immediately put down due to the lack of resources available to the shelter. Most people only think of bringing an animal to a shelter and few times do they ask themselves ‘what about a humane society?’ A humane society is a charitable group that strives to stop animal …show more content…
Humane societies prepare temporary homes with the goal of finding every animal a forever home and a happily ever after. They strive to help every animal- including those with special needs or disabilities- by providing care and shelter, sometimes in the form of foster care. On the off chance an animal never makes it to this kind of safe house you may wonder- what happens to all of the stray, neglected, and abused animals walking the corners of our streets? “Just alone in the United States, about 2.7 million dogs and cats are killed every year”. (source c) Some animals may be found and rescued, but many do not get this second chance; a life to live with no worries or cares. Overpopulation and euthanasia in the animal shelters throughout the nation gives animal lovers much to be concerned about. The ignorance of many people when considering the responsibilities of owning a pet has produced an overwhelming number of homeless animals in our country. Only we as a conscious society can find the solution. It is time as a community that we begin to speak up for the ones who have no voice, who cannot cry out for help or defend themselves. As a nation we are responsible for the animals who are lost and alone and need to be …show more content…
(source E) These animals do not just disappear, they are sent to the streets where they begin their struggle for life and survival of the fittest. When traveling dark roads abandoned animals become vulnerable and at times they are “handed over to abusers and hoarders” where they are tortured, used to reproduce, or just left to deteriorate and waste away. (source e) Rarely these animals see the outside of a cage but when they do, they stare their fate right in the eyes, because now it is time to fight. Many already have health problems such as heartworms, parvo, and rabies, and their conditions gradually worsen in time due to the lack of medical attention and care. The life of abandoned animals is like a domino effect. Once one thing happens more things begin to happen until sequentially it gets worse, “these animals will die, but they will die in pain and alone” if we do not take a stand for the better by getting them off the streets, out of animals shelters, and into their safe homes (humane societies). (source
"Animal Abuse and Neglect." The Humane Society of the United States. The Humane Society of the United States, n.d. Web. 23 Mar 2014. .
Four journalists named Helen Jones, Larry Andrews, Marcia Glaser, and Fred Myers thought it would be a good idea to create a nonprofit organization to help animals that have are treated cruelly by either abuse or when they are left alone. The Humane Society has been helping animals since November 24, 1954(2). Their mission since the beginning has been celebrating animals and confronting cruelty. There are a great number of things that the Humane Society has been doing for the animals, like saving them from people who want to harm them. The list of animals that the Humane Society helps is very long, because they don’t just help the household pets that you might have thought. The conditions of the Humane Society change due to the types of animals
Generally when shelters can no longer locate homes for animals they can no longer keep due 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.... ... middle of paper ... ...
Animal hoarding is a very common issue, and is not being reported the way that it should be. These situations need to stop being overlooked and dealt with correctly, not only to save the animals’ lives, but to keep the owner and their family in wellbeing. Animals are very important and should be taken care of very well. When they are put into a hoarding situation they cannot go out and get the help that they need. We need to be their voice and speak up for them. It is necessary to learn the signs and behaviors of animal hoarding.
When you make the choice to adopt a pet from the humane society you are providing that animal with a better quality of life.
Animals shelters euthanize dogs or cats because they have no room. this is unacceptable because it said on ASPCA that “Each year, approximately 2.7 million animals are euthanized (1.2 million dogs and 1.4 million cats). Of the dogs entering shelters, approximately 35% are adopted, 31% are euthanized and 26% of dogs who came in as strays are returned to their owner.” I think that they can keep the dogs
The humane society is a nonprofit organization, which is a corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. The humane society is also a 501c, a nonprofit American tax-exempt organization. It was founded in 1954 by Fred Myers (1904-1963), its first name was the National Humane Society, later named The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). Their first mission was to decrease suffering of livestock during slaughter. The Humane Slaughter Act passed in 1958, this would change the lives of millions of animals around America. The Humane Society began investigating animal experimentation around the 1950s to gather evidence on animal neglect or suffering. Myers said,” every humane society should be actively concerned about the treatment accorded to such a vast number of animals.” In 1961 HSUS investigated dog dealers in the U.S. to gain support for a law to be passed that would prevent cruelty to animals in laboratories. The investigation lasted 5 years, then in February 1966 life magazine published an essay about dog dealers and thousands of Americans wrote to their congressional representatives and demanded action to protect animals and stop pet theft. Later that year the Animal Welfare Act of 1966 was passed, the second major federal humane law passed since world war II. Other goals they had during this time were: reduce homeless dogs and cats, reform inhumane euthanasia practices, redact abuses by pet stores and pet breeding trades, and help wildlife and marine life. The head of the humane society organization are the board of directors, which has about 15 members who are all volunteers. Then there is the executive board ...
The general public has a lack of understanding of animal hoarding. Many citizens do not realize that anyone can report abuse (Donaghey 2011). There are “…900 to 2,000 new cases [found] every year… with a quarter million animals falling victim” in the United States alone (Animal). If every hoarder has a neighbor on either side there are at least 4,000 witnesses to these crimes yearly. One reason for witnesses not reporting cases is the unknown fact that hoarded animals “range in species from cats and dogs to reptiles, rodents, birds, exotics and even farm animals” (Animal). Hoarded animals show signs of abuse which witnesses can detect such as heartworms, embedded collars, beaten, social issues, emaciated, or if they generally look unhealthy (Donaghey 2011).
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 euthanized; that equals to one animal being put down every 8 seconds. Animals that are not adopted are kept in shelters until they find a home. Most of these shelters do not have enough space or resources to care for the animal. Only 15% of dogs and 2% of cats that enter animal shelters are reunited with their owners. The majority of pets are obtained from acquaintances and family members. Twenty-six percent of dogs are purchased from breeders, 20 to 30 percent of cats and dogs are adopted from shelters and rescues, and 2 to 10 percent are purchased from pet shops. In addition, only 56% of dogs and 71% of cats that enter animal shelters are euthanized. The 10% of the animals received by shelters have been spayed or neutered, while 78 percent of dogs and 88 percent of cats are not spayed or neutered, in 2009 Statistics from animal shelters in 55 counties in WV (West Virginia) shows that nearly 54% of all animals entering shelters are euthanized, The euthanasia rates ranged from the lowest at 5% to the highe...
Did you know, according to the “Pet Statistics” from ASPCA, there were about 5,000 animal shelters in the United States? In those shelters, about 5-7 million animals were rescued each year and approximately 3-4 million of them were euthanized. That was nearly half to the animal rescued. In other words, thousands of animals were euthanized daily. However, many of these euthanized animals were healthy, treatable, and adoptable pets. What caused these adoptable companions to be euthanized in animal shelters? The major cause was the overpopulation of animals without a home. Moreover, the irresponsible owners and breeders that did not sterilize their animals caused the overpopulation of animals.
According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 7.6 million companion pets enter animal shelters across the United States each year, nearly evenly disrupted between dogs and cats . These animals are abandoned for reasons including families no longer being able to care for them (sickness/death of an owner), to families not wanting them (the novelty wearing of the animal wearing off), to the animals being born into puppy mills to finally animals that are loved being lost from their owners. These animals do not understand what is happening to them and rely on the kindness of humans to provide for them in shelters until their forever home can be found.
Nationally, roughly four million animals are killed in shelters every year. Of these, roughly 95% of all shelter animals are healthy and treatable. (No Kill Advocacy Center). No animal should have to ever be a part of these awful statistics. What will it take to help save these innocent animals from being killed senselessly? Animal kill shelters are horrible, inhumane, and overall completely unnecessary for multiple reasons: No Kill shelters improve adoption rates, all animals lives are valuable, and No Kill shelters save more money than other shelters.
Anyone, who visits an animal shelter, as I do, sees an extraordinary number of beautiful, affectionate, and desperate dogs and cats. The majority of animals in any particular shelter are dogs, usually adults, for whom there aren't enough adoptive homes waiting. A few may have come from responsible breeders, whose owners do not realize that the breeder will take them back,many are those who are lost, and/or from owners who simply got tired of them. Some are pet shop puppies from a puppy mill that did not meet the owner's expectations due to health, temperament, or other reasons. A large number usually turn out to be the result of deliberate and irresponsible home breeding. These people are known as "back-yard breeders." And that is not a compliment.
Have you ever wondered, how it feels to be in a place where is overcrowded, and you are next in line to be euthanize? This is the life of the shelter animal when no one adopts them for a certain period of time. According to American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or known as ASPCA, each year, approximately 2.7 million animals are euthanized, which are 1.2 million dogs and 1.4 million cats. I am sure; most of you have some point in your life, owned a dog or a cat. Whether you are an animal lover or not, you don’t want to see innocent animals losing their lives. I personally have adopted a dog from a local shelter. There is no doubt that pet adoption from a shelter is a satisfying decision that will save innocent
Next we have Humane Society of the United States, the nation’s largest and most effective animal protection organization. They dedicate themselves to conduct campaigns to raise awareness about the problem of animal abuse, stray animals, and animal rescue. They provide shelters and sanctuaries for animals without permanent homes. According to their research, there are about 2.7 million adoptable dogs and cats in the U.S that are put down to sleep every 11 seconds, and often the animals being put to sleep are offspring of pets who has a permanent home and human companion. This led Humane Society to believe that the process of spaying and neutering is a very crucial process which needs to be done towards every pets to ensure that there are no unwanted breeding and significantly reducing the amount of animals being left to stray.