Saving Pets From Death In Shelters

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A Man's Best Friend
For many of us, the animals in our lives are our faithful pals who make us laugh, that keep us company and love us no matter what. But a man’s best friend doesn’t necessarily have to be a dog; I believe that any animal can be considered to be a man’s best friend.
On the other hand they are many animals who don’t have the same luck as other animals do. For those animals life is hard for them on the streets .Most animals on the streets often suffer from hunger, illness, tumors, skin infections and open sores. They would often fight over the limited amounts of food found on the streets. They seek food and shelter in communities and they are sometimes seen as a nuisance and health hazard by the people who live along them. Research shows that around 2.7 million cats and dogs are put down each year which is approximately one every 11 seconds. Often most of these animals are beloved and adoptable pets. “A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself (Josh Billing)”.
The main reasons animals end up in shelter is because owners give them up, or animal control finds them on the street. Also homeless animals are lost pets that were not kept properly indoors. Homeless animals outnumber homeless people five to one and one out of every ten dogs born will find a permanent home According to the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy .Also less than 2 percent of cats and only 15 to 20 percent of dogs are returned to their owners when they are lost. Approximately more than 13,000 healthy or treatable animals were killed out of the 54,129 that entered city shelters last year. “One cannot look deeply into the eyes of an animal and not see the same depth, complexity and feeling us human l...

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...at animals come to our lives to teach us about love because they are the ones that make this world a better place. “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi)”

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