Sentences with phrase «animals killed in shelters drop»
As the numbers of animals killed in shelters drop, the quality of life of the animals «saved» requires much closer attention.
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Only 12 % of the drop in shelter killing was due to more animals going out the door alive.
According to the Michigan Pet Fund Alliance report, about 88 % of the drop in the number of animals killed from 2007 to 2015 was due to fewer animals coming into Michigan shelters.
As the number of commercial kennels has decreased, so has the number of shelter animals killed in the United States: A February 2017 estimate put the total for dogs alone at 780,000, a steep drop from estimates for all shelter animals that were as high as 20 million in the 1970s.
When the San Francisco SPCA dropped its contract as the city's animal control agency and began its quest to save all adoptable cats an dogs in the city, it was criticized by some other California shelters that questioned its definition of «adoptable» and complained that no - kill facilities merely shift the burden of killing to other shelters.
Moreover, if sterilization allows a community to drop intakes significantly enough so that local demand for animals can no longer be met, the community can begin importing animals from high - kill rate jurisdictions, saving those lives, too, as some shelters in No Kill communities are currently dokill rate jurisdictions, saving those lives, too, as some shelters in No Kill communities are currently doKill communities are currently doing.
The article reports that it is likely the success of rescue groups in reducing the numbers of dogs needing adoption that has led to an increase in such organizations turning to buying dogs offered at auctions by commercial kennels: «As the number of commercial kennels has decreased, so has the number of shelter animals killed in the United States: A February 2017 estimate put the total for dogs alone at 780,000, a steep drop from estimates for all shelter animals that were as high as 20 million in the 1970s.»