Pet Overpopulation Research Paper

Have you ever been wandering the streets of your neighborhood, and seen a small kitten walking alone? Have you ever wondered where that kitten came from, and what will happen to it? Well, each year 41% of cats are euthanized, or in other words, put to sleep, due to the fact of owners abandoning their pets. To stop this, abandoning pets should be illegal in every state, as it increases the likelihood of animal shelters needing to euthanize animals because the run out of room and it increases the issue of pet overpopulation. There are many terrible outcomes to the abandonment of pets, one of them being that animal shelters are forced to euthanize the pets who do not get adopted, as they run out of room to keep and care for them. In fact, every year, approximately 2.7 million pets are euthanized because of this issue. Also, of dogs entering shelters,

Abandoning pets increases the likelihood of that pet mating and adding more to the already overpopulated pet world. Anyone who has owned a dog or cat knows that they mature at an early age, and depending on the breed, can have quite large litters. Not to mention that animals know when it’s that time to mate, and if there is no one to hold them back, will go and find whatever mate they need. I know what you’re thinking, “But if we are trying to save the pets, why is it so bad for them to mate?”. Well, pet overpopulation is one of the reasons why shelters run out of room,and we already know what happens after that. This problem would be solved if the owner of the pet would’ve taken the responsible decision of getting the pet spayed or neutered, but many, many people decide not to do that for the reason of not knowing. Overall, pet overpopulation is a serious problem in the world, and abandoning pets only make it harder on the shelters and the people who want to protect these precious