Of the estimated 7.5 million pets entering animal shelters every year, 2.5 million are
surrendered by their guardians.
The two main reasons animals end up in shelters are because they've either been
surrendered by their guardians or picked up off the street by animal control officers.
Not exact matches
It is also extended as a courtesy to those
guardians who must give up their senior dogs or cat and prefer to give them the best chance of a new home
by keeping them safe and not
surrendering them to a shelter.
He had been
surrendered by his previous
guardians and was not tolerating the innately stressful environment of an animal shelter.
According to reports from Snopes, 52 out of 211 animals that came through the shelter that day were specifically brought
by their
guardians to be
surrendered.
Approximately 15 years ago we realized that pets were being
surrendered to shelters or being euthanized
by an increasing number of pet
guardians when veterinary care was unattainable.