Sentences with phrase «animals killed in shelters nationwide»

In the last 30 years, Best Friends has helped reduce the number of animals killed in shelters nationwide from 17 million per year to about 4 million.

Founded in 1984, Best Friends has helped reduce the number of animals killed in shelters nationwide from 17 million per year to about two million.

Since its founding in 1984, Best Friends has helped reduce the number of animals killed in shelters nationwide from 17 million per year to about 2 million.

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Nationwide, the «kill» rate of animals being euthanized in shelters was 17 million.

In fact, behavioral issues are one of the main reasons why cats are relinquished to animal shelters, where more than 70 percent are killed nationwide.

At the same time, when my organization, the No Kill Advocacy Center, works with activists nationwide to pass legislation to add more protections, such as making it illegal for shelters to kill animals when rescue groups are willing to save them, these groups fight us, as HSUS has done in Minnesota and Best Friends did in New YKill Advocacy Center, works with activists nationwide to pass legislation to add more protections, such as making it illegal for shelters to kill animals when rescue groups are willing to save them, these groups fight us, as HSUS has done in Minnesota and Best Friends did in New Ykill animals when rescue groups are willing to save them, these groups fight us, as HSUS has done in Minnesota and Best Friends did in New York.

• Total number of nationwide animal shelters 5,000 • Number of companion animals that enter into animal shelters nationwide annually 5 million • Average annual number of companion animals that are euthinized at shelters 3.5 million • Percent of dogs in animals shelters that are euthanized 60 % • Percent of cats in animal shelters that are euthanized 70 % • Percent of cats that are returned to their owners 2 % • Percent of dogs returned to their owners 15 % • Total percentage of dogs claimed to be spayed or neutered 78 % • Total percentage of cats that are claimed to be spayed or neutered 88 % • Total number of animals that end up in a shelter that are spayed or neutered 10 % • Percent of dogs brought to shelters that were adopted by a shelter 20 % • Percent of dogs and cats that are adopted from shelters 25 % • Total number of dogs and cats that are bought at pet stores 6 % • Percentage of people that get their pets free or at low cost 65 % • Cost of taxpayer money annually to round up, house, kill and dispose of homeless animals $ 2 billion • Total percentage of dogs in shelters that are purebred 25 % • Total percentage of U.S. homes who own at least 1 companion animal 63 % • Total number of homes that own at least 1 companion animal 70 million • Tags:

PETA also fights reform efforts nationwide, including legislation introduced by animal lovers in several states mandating simple, common sense procedures which would protect shelter animals: such as requiring shelters to provide prompt and necessary veterinary care rather than allow animals to suffer, to work with qualified non-profit rescue organizations rather than killing animals who have a place to go, and to end convenience killing for savable animals when there are empty kennels or cages.

As the movement to end shelter killing has grown in size and sophistication, the networking made possible through the internet and social media has allowed animal lovers to connect the dots between individual cases of animal cruelty and neglect in shelters nationwide.

The No Kill Advocacy Center will continue to seek these laws nationwide until their vital protections are extended to every animal in every shelter in America.