Last week the Prescott Humane Society held a poodle dress fundraiser. There was fun, games, t-shirts, promotional pens or promotional pen for those interested. This is the fourth year of the fundraiser. Its purpose is raise awareness about animal cruelty, responsible pet ownership, and to raise funds for shelters.
Most people love dogs and cats. We call them our best friends, spending billions and billions on food and other supplies for them as a nation every year. But every year in the United States millions of cats and dogs become strays or wind up in shelters. pet Overpopulation is everywhere. There arenot enough pet shelters, only about 5000 pet shelters in the whole of the U.S. Although shelters are able to take in 7 million cats and dogs every year, only half of these will find good homes from the shelter. The rest are euthanizedbecause pet shelters cant accommodate them.
If we truly love these animals as we say, we must take drastic measures to protect them from what they cannot protect themselves against: themselves. It is up to us to institute sterilization programs so that we can control the population. Cats and dogs reproduce much faster than humans. Cats can have as many as 3 litters a year of 4-6 kittens and dogs can give birth twice a year and have 6-10 puppies. Population can increase exponentially. Sterilization has already worked well in many ares.
There are many complex parts that need to be taken into consideration when implementing such a plan. It involves many people working well together. Legislation is one solution.
Action must be taken. There are too many animals crowding the shelters. Some animal shelters have become huge holding areas for dogs and cats waiting to die. This widespread cruelty to animals encourages and permits cruelty everywhere. Extra animals means extra problems. About 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs every year, many of them strays. Dangerous dogs can be a result of overpopulation or breeding that disregards the dogs temperament. Instead of trying to deal with the consequences of overpopulation, we should deal with the real issue. Sterilize your pets.
