"Two feet move your body, four feet move your soul"
Getting a dog, cat, bird, fish, any animal, is a commitment for life and should not be a whim or an unplanned thing to do. An animal, a dog is a forever pet, not an "until dog" . A dog is not an .......
"Until you have a baby, Until you move, Until you have no time, Until I get old, Until I make a mess. If you can't give me a forever home, I'm not your dog".
The following is from the American Humane Society, Born Free USA and Pet Finder, a statistical breakdown from April 16, 2017 of facts concerning dogs and cats in the United States:
Total number of nationwide animal shelters 5,000
Number of companion animals that enter into animal shelters nationwide annually 5 million
Average annual number of companion animals that are euthanized at shelters: 3.5 million.
Percent of dogs in animals shelters that are euthanized: 60%
Percent of cats in animal shelters that are euthanized: 70%
Percent of cats that are returned to their owners: 2%
Percent of dogs returned to their owners: 15%
Total percentage of dogs claimed to be spayed or neutered: 78%
Total percentage of cats that are claimed to be spayed or neutered: 88%
Total number of animals that end up in a shelter that are spayed or neutered: 10%
Percent of dogs brought to shelters that were adopted by a shelter: 20%
Percent of dogs and cats that are adopted from shelters: 25%
Total number of dogs and cats that are bought at pet stores: 6%
Percentage of people that get their pets free or at low cost: 65%
Cost of taxpayer money annually to round up, house, kill and dispose of homeless animals: $2 billion
Total percentage of dogs in shelters that are purebred: 25%
Total percentage of U.S. homes who own at least 1 companion animal: 63%
Total number of homes that own at least 1 companion animal: 70%
The number of animals that are euthanized is unacceptable and can be drastically reduced by getting your pet spayed or neutered. P.A.U.L.'s Clinic (Prevent All Unwanted Litters) in McMinville offers lost cost spay and neutering for residents of Smithville (and other surrounding towns) done in one day. Call P.A.U.L.’s at 931-668-2702.
