Sad Facts About Homeless Animals
- approximately 70 million stray animals are living in the USA.
- According to HSUS, of this 70 million, approximately six to eight million cats and dogs enter the nation’s 3,500 shelters every year.
- Out of the six to eight million shelter cats and dogs, one in four is a pit bull or mix with a euthanasia rate of 93 percent. Currently, the pit bull and/or mix is the most discriminated against dog worldwide.
- Only 10% of shelter stray animals are spayed or neutered. Their overpopulation causes an alarming number of senseless pet euthanasia daily
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11 FACTS ABOUT ANIMAL HOMELESSNEss
- Only 1 out of every 10 dogs born will find a permanent home.
- The main reasons animals are in shelters: owners give them up, or animal control finds them on the street.
- Each year, approximately 2.7 million dogs and cats are killed every year because shelters are too full and there aren’t enough adoptive homes. Act as a publicist for your local shelter so pets can find homes. Sign up for Shelter Pet PR.
- Approximately 7.6 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide every year. Of those, approximately 3.9 million are dogs and 3.4 million are cats.
- According to the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy (NCPPSP), less than 2% of cats and only 15 to 20% of dogs are returned to their owners.
- 25% of dogs that enter local shelters are purebred.
- About twice as many animals enter shelters as strays compared to the number that are relinquished by their owners.
- It’s impossible to determine how many stray dogs and cats live in the United States. Estimates for cats alone range up to 70 million.
- Only 10% of the animals received by shelters have been spayed or neutered. Overpopulation, due to owners letting their pets accidentally or intentionally reproduce, sees millions of these “excess” animals killed annually.
- Many strays are lost pets that were not kept properly indoors or provided with identification.
- According to The Humane Society, there are about 3,500 brick-and-mortar animal shelters in the US and 10,000 rescue groups and animal sanctuaries in North America.
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