Not exact matches
Because of events like Spay Day ™, the number of
homeless cats and dogs euthanized in the U.S. has fallen from approximately 13.5 million in 1973 to
fewer than four million currently.
When your
dog or
cat has a litter,
and they have a litter, then they have a litter, it can add up to thousands of
homeless animals in a
few short years.
By preventing unwanted litters from ever being born,
fewer unwanted litters are born
and therefore
fewer homeless dogs and cats end up in over-burdened shelters where they face euthanasia.
In her first
few years as Director of Animal Services at WCRAS, she strategized
and began implementing programs focused on making sure the
homeless cats and dogs that entered her shelter would make it out alive.
So while there may be a larger total number of
homeless cats and dogs compared to
homeless captive parrots, there are also a larger number of potential homes for
cats and dogs while there are relatively
few qualified
and capable potential homes for parrots.
Barbara Keenum is outspoken in her belief that too
few pet owners use neutering to combat an overpopulation of
homeless and unwanted
cats and dogs.
With the assistance of a dedicated group of volunteers
and Friends of Oakland Animal Services, OAS saved the lives of more than 5,000
homeless, injured, orphaned, unwanted, abandoned,
and / or mistreated companion animals in 2015 alone (this includes all companion animals saved, not only
dogs and cats), has one of the
few nationally recognized rabbit programs in the country
and features improved housing
and indoor / outdoor play areas for animal enrichment.
We also have
fewer volunteers coming in to walk
and socialize with
dogs and cats at the South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter, which means long, quiet days for our
homeless pets.I know it's a bit of a sacrifice to take on the task of housebreaking a
dog when it's cold
and nasty outside, but many of our
dogs are adults that already are trained.
As a result, you see
fewer homeless dogs and cats roaming the streets of Vinita.