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Pet Statistics. Pet Statistics How many pets are in the United States?
How many animals are in shelters? Facts about U.S. Animal Shelters: There are about 13,600 community animal shelters nationwide that are independent; there is no national organization monitoring these shelters. Approximately 7.6 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide every year. Facts about Pet Ownership in the U.S It's estimated that 70-80 million dogs and 74-96 million cats are owned in the United States. Facts about Pet Overpopulation in the U.S The preceding data are ASPCA estimates unless otherwise indicated. You may also wish to visit: The National Council on Pet Population Study & Policy (NCPPSP) The American Veterinary Medical (see U.S.
The American Pet Products Association is another great resource for statistics on pets and pet ownership in the United States. Help the ASPCA Put a Stop to Animal Cruelty Donate. Activist Profile: Bianca V., Animal Advocate Extraordinaire. Activist Profile: Bianca V., Animal Advocate Extraordinaire Bianca Bianca of Rancho Cucamonga, CA, attended YEA Camp in 2010 at the age of 14.
She has accomplished so much in the past year and a half for animals, we are blown away. Right after YEA Camp, she started a school club called Hearts for Animals. Their first year, they raised over $1000 for their local animal shelter, participated in community beach clean-ups, and more. Bianca says it’s important for their club to be involved with their local animal shelter because they are one of the only groups helping. According to Bianca, “I really think we our making an impact in our community! Aww, shucks. :) Thanks, Bianca! The Adoption Process: What to Expect. May 22, 2014 How to get ready for your visit to the shelter or rescue Now that you've fallen in love with your next pet, be ready to help the shelter or rescue make it official.
Kristin Murphy/For The HSUS Shelters and rescue groups ask a lot of questions of prospective adopters for two main reasons: 1. To ensure long-term homes for the animals in their care2. What questions will I be asked before adopting? Most shelters require adopters to complete an application. Your housing situation (renting vs. owning)The number and ages of any children in your householdThe number and type of other pets you may ownThe name and contact information of your veterinarianYour previous experience with petsYour activity level, lifestyle, and expectations for a new animal Shelters and rescue groups each have their own particular approach to re-homing animals, and organizations vary widely in the amount of detail they request in their adoption applications. How can I prepare myself to adopt a pet? Animal Homelessness Is a Community Challenge Our relationships with the animals we keep are highly personal.
They provide us with unconditional love, and we take on a personal responsibility for making sure that they are well cared for. But when the bond between an animal and his guardian is broken, as when an animal is lost, abandoned, or surrendered to a shelter, who then has responsibility for the animal and his care? Most people would say it's the local animal shelter's responsibility. And that's true. We take on the function of caring for animals other people don't want or can't care for. That's because we can't do this work by ourselves. In fact, just a few weekends ago we had an amazing adoption event -- a real example of community partnership.
This private veterinary hospital, the largest in the nation's capital, understands the need for community involvement in animal welfare. With the help of that hospital, we made a lot of new friends and found many new homes. Animal Cruelty » PAWS. Animal Abuse and Neglect. Animal Shelters. Not all animal shelters are the same.
Fortunate homeless and unwanted animals end up in the hundreds of open-admission animal shelters that are staffed by professional, caring people. At these facilities, frightened animals are reassured, sick and injured animals receive treatment or a peaceful end to their suffering, and the animals’ living quarters are kept clean and dry. Pet Abandonment - Animal Rights Action. Introduction Pet abandonment is a huge problem world wide.
There are countless millions of loving, adoptable dogs put to death every year, simply because people keep breeding more puppies to try to make money, and other people reward them for this by paying them for these puppies when they could instead save an innocent dog from death by adopting. People who buy puppies from pet shops fund the cruelty of Puppy Farms where the breeding dogs are cruelly abused and inhumanely killed. Some breeders who cannot sell their puppies are known to inhumanely kill unsold or imperfect puppies using methods such as drowning. Others abandon them. Many people who buy puppies later decide it is an inconvenience and get rid of them, adding yet more innocent dogs to the huge numbers already put to death.
If nobody bought, and everyone adopted, nobody would breed dogs, and eventually, no innocent, adoptable dogs would die. Page Contents Clicking the titles below takes you straight to that section of the page. Welcome.