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National Pet Day Today, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, approximately 6 5 million companion animals enter shelters nationwide And 1 6 million cats and 1 6 million dogs find their furever homes Colleen’s holiday got its start in the U S , but it soon expanded internationally
Animal Matters - Approximately 6. 5 million animals enter. . . Approximately 6 5 million animals enter shelters in the United States each year About 3 2 million of the animals are adopted and 1 5 million are euthanized The rest are reunited with their owners
Pet Adoption Statistics and Animal Shelter Facts for 2025 In 2023, Americans adopted fewer pets (4 8 million cats and dogs) than shelters took in (3 2 million dogs and 3 3 million cats), according to the Shelter Animals Count Full Year 2023 Report Americans weren’t adopting these animals at the same rate that they were being brought into shelters in 2023 and 2024
Why Some Dogs Are Spared While Others Are Euthanized — The . . . “Each year, approximately 920,000 shelter animals are euthanized (390,000 dogs and 530,000 cats) The number of dogs and cats euthanized in U S shelters annually has declined from approximately 2 6 million in 2011,” says data from the ASPCA “This decline can be partially explained by an increase in the percentage of animals adopted and
New data shows encouraging trend for pets in shelters With the number of dogs entering shelters on the rise, municipal shelters will have to augment adoptions with transferring animals to other organizations that have more space, utilizing foster homes, and solving animal issues out in the community so that pets don’t need to enter the shelter at all
The Need for Strict Legal Punishment for Animal Abandonment Most of these deserted animals are brought into shelters According to the ASPCA, “approximately 6 5 million companion animals enter U S animal shelters nationwide every year” (ASPCA), showing the current amount of animals being abandoned Even after an animal is admitted into a shelter, there is a very small chance of it receiving a new