Before I ever suggested that pet
overpopulation did not exist, the puppy mill industry was alive and thriving.
It is one thing to make people aware of things, like the difference in buying fair trade coffee or in how much an SUV hurts the environment or what the gallon of ethanol dubyra is pushing is costing many poor people (and the rest of us) to try and prop up the oil economy, and another to try and proclaim that people are the root cause of all the misery in the world, which is complete crap (things like bad governments and overpopulation don't exactly help).
Not exact matches
Anyways we don't want too many children because of
overpopulation.
Dissenting Catholics had special reasons to stress the «science of
overpopulation,» and so they
did.
The deeper truth to all this is that altruism is not necessarily good in that
doing things like sending food to third world countries fuels
overpopulation and allows the problem to continue.
Don't you think if men were killing the planet via
overpopulation that God / Mother Nature might
do something about i
do something about it.
«Clergy
do not have enough political clout to tackle the major unsolvable problems of the world; hunger, disease, pollution,
overpopulation, crime, injustice, war»
«
Overpopulation»
does indeed point to a problem, but it is a problem mislabelled and misidentified.
The state of Florida is facing an
overpopulation of Burmese pythons (17 - foot - long, man - eating, slithering death creatures), so the government is
doing the sensible thing and holding a contest to see...
Overpopulation in rich countries presents a much greater present threat to the health of the environment than
does population growth in poor nations.
Considering the problem of
overpopulation it would seem necessary — if human engineering
did not alter the reproductive cycle — to fix human life before puberty or after menopause.
Child - free marriage is viewed as a minority decision, but one that can be responsibly made by those concerned with
overpopulation or those whose personal careers and psychological capacities
do not dispose them to parenting.
Under certain circumstances (e.g. addressing
overpopulation of specific animal species), we
do consider ecological management strategies that include lethal control methods such as hunting.
Some 35 percent of U.S. pet owners
do not spay or neuter their pets, despite increasing public awareness about the pet
overpopulation issue.
While he was confined to bed following a serious attack of malaria in Ternate, he applied the
overpopulation theory of the British economist to the natural world, around 20 years after Darwin had
done the same.
The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley (HarperCollins) Don't worry about climate change,
overpopulation, and the other gloomy forecasts, Ridley argues.
It basically asks the question: If you could miniaturize yourself to 5 inches tall in return for an economically easy life of luxury, and help the world's
overpopulation and climate problems at the same time, would you
do it?
Set thirty years after the establishment of the Child Allocation Bureau, which monitors family growth to combat the
overpopulation crisis, the sisters» grandfather (Willem Dafoe)
does everything he can to keep the seven sisters out of the bureau's eye.
In addition to the mass production of animals being inhumane, it also undermines the work being
done to address animal
overpopulation across the globe.
«Our community has a severe pet
overpopulation problem and we hope Rock & Rescue will not only help find rescue pets forever homes, but also raise awareness about the problem and what each member of our community can
do to end pet homelessness.»
It is not logical to allow people to continue to profit from the breeding of animals when they
do not contribute to the financial, emotional and ethical burden that results from
overpopulation.
According to an article by Asiaone, euthanasia rates have been decreasing — from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015, a total of 963 animals were put to sleep at the Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), down from 1,068 the previous year — but these high numbers still prove that
overpopulation is a glaring issue, and more can be
done to educate everyone about it.
For the purpose of this survey, we
did not include access to the very important OVMA Pet
Overpopulation Fund as despite good veterinary participation in the program, the fund often lacks money to approve surgeries in a timely manner.
In
doing so, state residents can help ease the strain of animal
overpopulation in shelters across California.
As with sterilization of female pets, by neutering your male cat or dog, you are
doing your part to prevent pet
overpopulation and unwanted litters.
We recognize that rabbit
overpopulation is a serious problem and our volunteers
do not breed rabbits or other companion animals.
Not only
does it help with the
overpopulation problem, saving lives of countless animals, but it also has many benefits for the individual pup who has the procedure
done.
If you are unable to absolutely guarantee you can prevent your dog from mating and adding to the shameful, tragic problem of pet
overpopulation, then I strongly encourage you to get your animal sterilized as soon as it's safe to
do so.
The VDACS Volunteers are constantly working very hard to reduce the cause of pet
overpopulation, abandonment and suffering caused by those people who
do not spay or neuter their pets.
The VDACS Board of Directors, along with a dedicated group of volunteers, are constantly working very hard to reduce the cause of pet
overpopulation, abandonment and suffering caused by those people who
do not spay or neuter their pets.
The desire for this program is here in Hendricks County, the people
do want to make a difference in our community and with our cat
overpopulation issues.
This is a very important part of the mission to
do our part in preventing dog
overpopulation.
Did we even take the time to state that there is no real evidence to support «their» pet
overpopulation claims concerning purebred dogs?
Her adoption center
does not take owner surrenders or strays but instead functions as a support system for existing shelters that struggle with
overpopulation.
Shelters need to stop using excuses like pet
overpopulation as a reason to sit back and
do nothing.
Do all in its power to protect the breed from exploitation, indiscriminate or irresponsible breeding, and
overpopulation by encouraging spaying and / or neutering of pet quality Westies and by requiring that the serious breeders conduct themselves responsibly at all times.
Through this program, they have
done over 2.5 million procedures to help combat pet
overpopulation!
The excellent point is that the term «no - kill shelter» is a scam — my house is a no - kill shelter, by the common definition, yet I don't claim some sort of moral superiority or that I am the «model» of how to cure animal
overpopulation.
This is a great option for breeders who want to ensure that the puppies they produce don't get used in the future to add to the pet
overpopulation problem.
Pet
overpopulation is a huge problem in the United States and many countries around the world — don't contribute to the problem of unwanted puppies and kittens simply due to lack of funding, if possible.
Spaying or neutering your cat is not only the right thing to
do to help with the pet
overpopulation problem, it has health and behavioral benefits.
When pet owners don't spay and neuter their pets appropriately,
overpopulation occurs and many animals end up having to be put to sleep.
For instance: «The single most important thing that we can
do to save cats and dogs from all the suffering and death that their
overpopulation causes is to spay and neuter them.»
All of this just doesn't add up to a true «
overpopulation crisis» to me although I can understand that when you're the one
doing the hands - on rescuing (as I
did at one time), it can seem like billions.
But, until we as a community
do a better job of decreasing the pet
overpopulation, until more people spay and neuter their pets, until we have less owner surrenders of pets and more owner reclaims of stray animals, this is the harsh reality.
See Preventing
Overpopulation to find out what you can
do to help.
Scandinavian countries keep their dogs intact as the general rule - and
do not suffer a «pet
overpopulation».
They say that the bill
does not really solve the problem of pet
overpopulation, will affect reputable breeders, and many pet owners are concerned about the safety and health of their pet being spayed or neutered at a young age.
«It's good for the household because you don't have cats spraying and dogs wandering, and it's good for the community because we are bringing down the
overpopulation problem.»
Did you know that locking your female inside will not reduce
overpopulation?