Argumentative Essay On Homeless Animals

Millions of helpless, homeless dogs and cats roam the streets of the United States, starving to death. Not only do mass numbers of innocent animals suffer from hunger and abuse, but these animals are rapidly reproducing, overpopulating and quickly spreading disease. Some of these animals are captured and put into adoption shelters, but not all find loving homes. Instead, a cold and dark room were a deadly needle awaits. Evidence has shown neutering and spaying animals is extremely beneficial because it reduces animal suffering, overpopulation, and unruly behavior, and also improves the general health of animals.

In every community, in every state, there are homeless animals. In the United States “there is an estimate of six to eight million

“In certain states such as Alabama, there is as many as 300,000 homeless animals euthanized in animal shelters every year. These are the offspring of homeless street animals, and the puppies and kittens of cherished family pets” (“Why You Should Spay/Neuter your Pet”). Some Families are not financially stable and cannot care for, or support the offspring of their pets. Instead the innocent litters are abandoned in fields or city streets, left to fend for themselves. But, the “lucky” ones are relinquished at shelters. Due to a certain capacity each shelter may hold, animals must be euthanized to make room for adoptable newcomers. Euthanization is the act of “humanely” putting an animal to death or allowing it to die as by withholding extreme medical measures. Pet euthanasia is performed by giving the animal a massive overdose of anesthesia injected by a syringe. A prodigious amount of animals are euthanized, “approximately 3.7 million animals are euthanized at shelters each year due to the sheer fact that there are not enough willing adopters. Having [pets] spayed or neutered ensures that you will not be adding to this tremendous burden” (“Spaying/Neutering”). The