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.
If you are tempted to let your
cat or dog have just one litter, go talk to the people at the shelter whose job it is to
euthanize all of these «adoptable» unwanted and
homeless pets.
I can personally attest that these organizations go out of their way to make a better life for
homeless dogs and
cats and tirelessly find forever homes for these animals that would otherwise likely be
euthanized by state animal control.
According to the HSUS, 2.7 MILLION adoptable
cats and dogs are
euthanized every year in the US because there are simply too many
homeless pets for available owners.
I think now that President Obama missed an opportunity not only to save a life, but also to draw national attention to the tragedy of the millions of shelter animals, dogs,
cats and other pets, that are
euthanized every year simply because they are
homeless, unwanted, or declared «unadoptable» for some arbitrary reason. If you have ever loved an animal, you know how heartbreaking, how gut wrenching this tragedy is.Â
Even friendly strays are often
euthanized because the number of
homeless cats far exceeds the number of available homes.
Each year, millions of
homeless cats are
euthanized or end up in shelters due to a lack of good homes.
Scientific data does indicate that
cats that have destructive clawing behavior are more likely to be
euthanized, released, or abandoned, thereby contributing to the
homeless cat population.
Shelters overflowing with kittens have no room for
homeless older
cats, who likely will be
euthanized as a result.
Since 2002, Heartland has saved thousands of lives and we will continue to be advocates for
homeless pets until no more adoptable dogs and
cats are
euthanized.
Our mission is to save the lives of
homeless senior dogs and
cats from shelters where their age puts them first in line to be
euthanized.
Estimated that over 2 million
homeless pets are
euthanized each year in the U.S. (1.2 million dogs, 1.4 million
cats)
And importantly, it is estimated that millions of
homeless and unwanted
cats are
euthanized each year in the U.S. Often these animals are the offspring of beloved family pets.
• 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:
Florida's animal shelters are overflowing with hundreds of dogs and
cats left
homeless by the hurricanes or abandoned by their owners, forcing workers to
euthanize some and send others out of state in search of a home.
And in a time when dogs and
cats are
euthanized by the millions in our country, the Meals on Wheels clients are an added source of homes for these otherwise
homeless pets.
Valid points were raised about the ethics of cloning individual animals in a world where hundreds of
homeless and unwanted
cats are
euthanized daily.
With millions of
homeless dogs and
cats that are being
euthanized each year, spaying or neutering is considered a helpful way to reduce the numbers.
At Affordable Animal Hospital Silverlake, we believe that we all play a part in controlling the companion animal population and reducing the numbers of
homeless cats and dogs and animals that are
euthanized every year.
Carnivores» conscience I attended the Candlelight Vigil for
Homeless Pets at the Central Florida SPCA wondering, as I do at all pet rescue events, how many of the participants who wept for the millions of dogs and
cats that are
euthanized each year in the United States later shoveled a meat - lovers pizza with extra cheese in their tear - stained faces.
Millions of
homeless dogs and
cats are
euthanized every year in animal shelters throughout North America.
Spaying / neutering is the key to reducing the 15,000 - 20,000
homeless dogs and
cats who are
euthanized in area shelters each year.
Many
homeless cats and kittens end up in shelters or are
euthanized because there are not enough suitable homes.
FixNation not only offers free spay / neuter services for
homeless cats, we also rescue tame
cats that are doomed to be
euthanized in local shelters.
Still the result is
homeless animals that have to be
euthanized because there are more dogs and
cats entering shelters than there are people willing to provide them with loving care.
The legislation also standardizes holding times for stray dogs, prohibits the use of gas chambers for
euthanizing dogs and
cats, and creates a spay / neuter program, funded by a voluntary tax check off, that is designed to reduce the number of
homeless animals in Massachusetts.
He says he will miss the occasional adventures and running animal control programs, but won't miss the repulsive task of
euthanizing thousands of
homeless dogs and
cats each year.
Started in 2000 by caring individuals who were concerned that too many dogs and
cats were being
euthanized in our community simply because they were
homeless, Home at Last was born with nothing more than a firm belief that there was a better way to treat the needy pets in their community and a firm commitment to make these changes happen.
With 1000's of
cats and kittens still being
euthanized in our community every year, preventing the birth of
homeless cats is something NBCCC is dedicated to.
The tragedy is that there are millions of
homeless dogs and
cats in the U.S. with millions
euthanized every single year.
So many animal advocates, including me, have a very difficult time wrapping their heads around the twisted thinking that «humanely
euthanizing»
homeless dogs and
cats is somehow «saving them» from the specter of possible abuse.
For pets, the experience can also be a lonely one as
homeless, aging dogs and
cats often spend their lives in shelters, passed over by families in favor of puppies and kittens, or worse —
euthanized for lack of space.
The statistics that A Forever Home Animal Rescue Senior volunteer Linda Rock shared says that 9 out of 10 dogs born can become
homeless at one point in their life and that 99 % of the 6 million
cats and dogs
euthanized yearly in the U.S. are healthy and adoptable.
However, the tragedy is that there are millions of
homeless dogs and
cats in the U.S. with millions
euthanized every single year.