- Pet overpopulation is the leading killer
of cats and dogs in our country.
- In 2005, 4.4 million pets were euthanized in animal shelters across the country.
- 84% of owned cats and 72% of owned dogs are already spayed or neutered.
- The majority of pet overpopulation comes from unaltered pets living in low-income neighborhoods.
- In some Triangle NC shelters, up to 75%
of all incoming animals are euthanized to make room for more.
- New programs must directly address this reality
in order to reduce shelter intake and euthanasia rates.
- Your unspayed cat and her kittens can produce
up to 420,000 cats in seven years.
- Your unspayed dog and her puppies can produce
up to 67,000 dogs in six years.
- Fifty thousand puppies and kittens are born
every day in our country.
- U.S. taxpayers spend up to $2 billion each year on services to collect, house, destroy and dispose of unwanted animals.
Learn more about the pet overpopulation crisis
from the Humane Society of the United States. Click
here.
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Sources: American Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty of Animals, The Fund for Animals, The Humane Society
of the United States.
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