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2024 Mid-Year Report - Shelter Animals Count To eliminate the influence of this variation, the average and median number of monthly intakes over time was reviewed, allowing us to see clear seasonal patterns and medians were determined as the best option for determining national numbers Monthly medians were determined for each individual organization type and species (dog and cat)
Why “Adopt Don’t Shop” Is So Important - Green Matters There are so many reasons to adopt a dog rather than purchase one from a breeder Every year, an estimated 920,000 million adoptable shelter dogs and cats are euthanized in the U S as of 2023, according to the ASPCA That’s because the shelters simply don’t have enough space and funding to accommodate all the animals that are brought there
Animal Adoption is Significantly Bringing Euthanasia Rates Down In looking at statistics, it wasn’t that long ago that high euthanasia rates plagued animal shelters In 1970, roughly 12 5 million pets were euthanized annually and a quarter of all dogs were loose on the street Today, about 1 5 million pets are euthanized with numbers continuing to fall
Why We Euthanize - PETA Big Girl was still alive when a fieldworker found her, immobile and cold to the touch on a chain outside To combat suffering and animal homelessness, PETA’s low- to no-cost spay-and-neuter mobile clinics have sterilized more than 213,700 animals since 2001, preventing hundreds of thousands of unwanted puppies and kittens from being born, neglected, abandoned, abused, or euthanized
Redefining Pet Overpopulation: The No-Kill Movement and the . . . According to the March 2000 issue of The Animal Policy Report [3] from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, Center for Animals and Public Policy, "In the Northeastern US, animal shelters are finding unique ways to address a problem they thought they would never see - a shortage of mixed breed, adoptable puppies and small adult dogs
100,000 dogs and cats facing euthanasia as people return . . . Best Friends Animal Society says last year, U S shelters euthanized nearly 350,000 dogs and cats, simply because they didn’t have a safe place to call home Volunteers are now urging people to
The 20 Most Common Dog Breeds That End Up in Shelters and Why . . . Not all dogs are lucky enough to find their forever homes Every day, shelters are filled with lovable, adoptable dogs—many of which are from specific breeds that end up there far too often Whether due to impulse purchases, changing lifestyles, or lack of understanding about their needs, these dogs are waiting for a second chance at life