put down, and it was the first pet I had ever lost. My dad wasn’t too keen on me getting a new puppy. We started looking at other dogs and my dad found one that he thought we should get. My parents decided to take me on a surprise trip to the animal shelter to get a better look at the dogs that we wanted to adopt. As we entered the dog room, barks started to echo around us and excited dogs jumped up on their kennels to make sure we saw them. As we got to Mack’s cage, I think his puppy face must
tells us to not pity a shelter animal. When I decided to become a Veterinary Technician, I expected to work in a vet office, but have changed my mind. I began volunteering for the Denver Dumb Friends League, at the Buddy Center in Castle Rock, about a year ago. A shelter is not always the easiest place to work, but I feel it is where I’m most able to make a difference. There is plenty of heartache, but I seem to have a knack for calming and comforting the frightened animals, and that makes me feel
million animals are killed in shelters every year. Of these, roughly 95% of all shelter animals are healthy and treatable. (No Kill Advocacy Center). No animal should have to ever be a part of these awful statistics. What will it take to help save these innocent animals from being killed senselessly? Animal kill shelters are horrible, inhumane, and overall completely unnecessary for multiple reasons: No Kill shelters improve adoption rates, all animals lives are valuable, and No Kill shelters save
Animal Shelters As stated in the article Alarming Facts About Pet Homelessness, lots of animals end up in the animal shelter or the pound. Normally they don’t get out, meaning they die. As sad as it is, there are lots of places that kill animals to make space for new ones. The animals that end up in the shelter or pound, were probably abused or stray. It is actually a good thing to get animals from shelters because other wise they will probably die soon. When I lived in Texas, my family got our
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 7.6 million companion pets enter animal shelters across the United States each year, nearly evenly disrupted between dogs and cats . These animals are abandoned for reasons including families no longer being able to care for them (sickness/death of an owner), to families not wanting them (the novelty wearing of the animal wearing off), to the animals being born into puppy mills to finally animals that are loved being lost from their owners. These animals do not understand
pity a shelter animal. When I decided to become a Veterinary Technician, I anticipated working in a vet office. Unpredictably, I changed my mind. Approximately a year ago, I began volunteering for the Denver Dumb Friends League at the Buddy Center in Castle Rock. A shelter is not always the easiest place to work. Nevertheless, I feel it is where I feel most able to make a difference. There is plenty of heartache, but I seem to have a knack for calming and comforting the frightened animals, and that
When looking at an animal what do you see? Are you able to feel their pain, happiness, or doubts? Spending time at my local animal shelter opened my eyes to the emotions these animals were feeling. Being kept in a cage not knowing where you are and that you are not with your family is scary. What do we expect these animals to do besides sit in the corner and cower? Not only was I able to connect on such an emotional level with them but I felt I was able to show them a little love as well. Walking
life are rescued. Animal shelters take in unwanted animals and give them a chance to a better life. Animals found on the street are usually abandoned or lost. These animals are taken to a shelter where they work to find good homes and a chance to a better life. Along with this also comes the abuse. Animals in shelters that fail to be adopted can face abuse, where they may not be fed or they can be forced into a cage with many other animals if the shelter has accepted too many animals and becomes overpopulated
Investigate Animal Shelter Who.....This issue affects all lost and abandoned animals. These animals deserve respect and care. There are several paid staff members and volunteers that assist at the shelter. Everyone I know feels that "Awwww" sensation when they see an animal. My parents have gotten three cats from two different animal shelters over the past five years. They are a help in reviewing this issue. What.....Unfortunately, many animals get lost or owners do not take
between an animal shelter and a humane society. You may have thought to yourself and asked the question, “What exactly is an animal shelter?” An animal shelter is a foundation that will provide a temporary cage for an animal until they can find it a “forever” home or it becomes euthanized due to overcrowding in the shelters. Many times in animal shelters if an animal has a special need or a disability they are immediately put down due to the lack of resources available to the shelter. Most people
yourself visiting an animal shelter and seeing numerous amounts of barking at you, almost begging you to take them home with you. You know some of them will be euthanized if not adopted by a certain date. Then, picture yourself leaving with no animals and as you walk through the halls, they looking at you with sadness in their eyes because they don’t understand why they are there in the first place. In some situations, yes, it is the absolute best choice to take an animal to a shelter, however, most of
million animals are killed in shelters every year. Of these, roughly 95% of all shelter animals are healthy and treatable. (No Kill Advocacy Center). No animal should have to ever be a part of these awful statistics. What will it take to help save these innocent animals from being killed senselessly? Animal kill shelters are horrible, inhumane, and overall completely unnecessary for multiple reasons: No Kill shelters improve adoption rates, all animals lives are valuable, and No Kill shelters save
Every year in the United States, 2.7 million animals are euthanized, 1.2 million of those being dogs. There are tens of reasons why dogs may end up in shelters and/or pounds, however one of the leading causes is breeders. Breeders make their money by producing purebreds dogs and selling them. This type of business encourages the mass breeding of animals, in order to make profit. With the high numbers of dogs already in pounds and shelters, breeders are only adding the problem and decreasing the
Have you ever wonder what it would be to be a dog or a cat in an animal shelter? Or to be a dog or a cat who has been abused. To wonder how they may feel about the way they were treated. Well, as of right now our community animal shelter is dangerously low on food and other supplies they need in order to continue to take care of the animals. The volunteers at the shelter are very concerned on what might happen to the animals if they run out of supplies. Here are some reasons why you should give donations
Many animals enter animal shelters without any hope of leaving. Every single day dogs and cats are being given to shelters across the country. Only about 25% of dogs and 24% of cats are adopted, 15% are reunited with their owners, and a horrible 64% are euthanized. That means there are millions of animals being killed just because no one wants them. 56 percent of dogs and 71 percent of cats that enter animal shelters are euthanized. More cats are euthanized than dogs because they are more likely
Animals are beloved creatures among the human race, and are deeply cared for. As caretakers of pets, those caretakers have a responsibility to these animals. One of those responsibilities includes making sure all animals are properly taken care of and are placed in a loving home. Many of these poor animals, mostly cats and dogs, are cast unwanted onto the streets to fend for themselves. Once they are cast out, where are they to end up? The ones that survive being discarded by neglectful owners are
Humans domesticated dire wolves Canis lupus as early as 26,000 years ago. The real question here is why wolves. If you really think about it there are other animals out there that seem to be a much better choice for humans to utilize as hunter companions. Take the chimpanzee for instance it has hands and pose able thumbs. Seems like a chimp would make a great companion we could even teach it to use tools to aid itself in the adventures we send it on. Instead we chose to domesticate a vicious wolf
America is in a dire state. Over 10,000 animals are euthanized daily due to lack of space and demand. How can we help that? Learning the proper ways to increase adoption rates can be valuable, but if done right can make a positive impact of society. Raising awareness for shelter animals is very important. if people don't know about it how can any animal get adopted. Every year on average 6-8 million animals are put into shelter every year. Out of those animals only 90 of them are even adoptable
than 6-8 million animals checked into shelters each year. Out of this 6-8 million, 3-4 million of these animals are euthanized due to the over population of animals. Animal euthanizing in shelters need to come to an end. Shelters are there to help people find their lost pets or give lost pets a new loving home, not to kill healthy animals that still have life left. A few ways to help end this is to make it a law to have animals spayed or neutered, to tax citizens to help fund shelters, or to have no
support no-kill animal shelters because of their philosophical standpoint regarding overpopulation problems, euthanasia usage, and reputation issues. SICSA, a no-kill shelter, seeks to combat overpopulation by offering spay and neuter services at its shelters. Each year, SICSA spays and neuters over three thousand animals, which demonstrates its compassion and intention to help prevent animal overpopulation without killing the creatures (Jewell and Baxla). Also, in 1999, shelters in Utah euthanized