With about 7.5 million companion
animals entering shelters across the country each year, it's critical we focus on making preventive services accessible and available for families — including pets — who need them most.
About half of
all animals entering shelters across America are euthanized.
Millions of companion
animals enter shelters across the country, but more than half will never leave.
Not exact matches
Sadly,
animals do not get into crisis only where it is convenient and, essentially, an unwanted
animal on one side of a street may
enter a
shelter, while
across the road, outside of city limits, the dog's fate is luck of the draw; many are abandoned to starve.
Between six and eight million dogs and cats
enter animal shelters across the United States each year.
You can feel good about your adoption - There are about 3.9 million dogs who
enter animal shelters across the United States every year, according to the ASPCA.
It is estimated that 70 million cats and dogs are currently living on the streets in towns and cities
across the U.S., with an estimated six to eight million
animals entering the
shelter system each year.
Every year, around 7.6 million
animals enter the 13,600 pet
shelters across the country.
• For 30 years, Best Friends has been running the nation's largest no - kill sanctuary for companion
animals and building effective programs all
across the country that reduce the number of
animals entering shelters and increase the number who find homes.
Bonney Brown is the president and founder of Humane Network, which works with
animal welfare organizations
across the U.S. to dramatically improve live release rates for dogs and cats
entering shelters by employing sustainable, responsible lifesaving strategies.
Across the country, 70 % of cats
entering animal shelters are euthanized (25,000 per day).
Kitten season is starting and thousands of underage kittens will be
entering animal shelters across the country.
Best Friends
Animal Society: The nation's largest no - kill sanctuary for
animals that builds effective programs
across the country to reduce the number of
animals entering shelters and increase the number who find homes.