Grades 6-9; Ages 11-14 years This unit consists of a series of four lesson plans.
Each year, an estimated ten million dogs, cats, puppies and kittens are put to death in our nation’s animal shelters as a method of population control. The most obvious reason for euthanasia in animal shelters is also the most preventable.
– The American Humane Association; Only 10% of animals received at shelters are neutered or spayed. Pet Overpopulation in the United States Unit $ 20.00. 3. What are the perks to having a pure bred dog? Overpopulation. Pet overpopulation is a serious problem in the United States, leaving animal shelters over capacity and overwhelmed. For example, we need to develop a system that regulates shelters nationwide to ensure the animals are being well cared for and to keep track of intake, adoption, and euthanasia rates nationwide.
Every year, millions of cats and dogs are euthanized in our nation’s animal … 1 in 20 of the 163 million pet dogs and cats in the United States end up in a shelter every year.
Each lesson plan can purchased singly or all together.
For example, over in Sochi, Russia, where the Winter Olympics recently took place, one of the significant headlines was the fact that thousands of dogs were roaming the streets. The majority of these animals were young, healthy and adoptable.
1. Posted on February 1, 2013 by klw5304 . Pet “overpopulation” encompasses two primary factors: (1) allowing cats and dogs to reproduce with little chance to find homes for the offspring and (2) pets being relinquished by owners who can no longer keep their animals, or who no longer want them.
The National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy (NCPPSP) was created in 1993 to assess the issue of pet overpopulation.
When the number of incoming homeless pets far outweighs the number of eligible adopters, shelters have few options. Overpopulation in domestic pets is the surplus of pets, such as cats, dogs, and exotic animals.In the United States, six to eight million animals are brought to shelters each year, of which an estimated three to four million are subsequently euthanized, including 2.7 million considered healthy and adoptable. More dogs and cats need to be spayed or neutered; all animals adopted from animal shelter should be mandatory altered.
Through their survey they found, the number of cats entering shelters increased from 1.5 million to 1.7 million from 1995 to 1996. As of lately, pet overpopulation has become a major issue in Tennessee, the United States, and even around the World.
– The American Humane Association; 35% of pet owners still choose not to spay and neuter their pets.
Pet overpopulation is the number one killer of dogs and cats in the United States.
To help explain just how big of a problem pet overpopulation is in the United States and, in turn, why simple things like spaying/neutering or animal adoption are so important, here are a few facts about homeless animals that may help to put these issues into a better light. Dog and cat overpopulation has historically been a complex animal welfare problem in the United States, with many contributing factors.