Informative Guide for Adopting Shelter Dogs
Adopting Shelter/Stray Dogs
To inform.
To inform my audience about their ability to help stray and abandoned animals find a new life.
Introduction
ASPCA.org says that approximately 5 to 7 million animals enter the shelters nationwide every year. 3 to 4 million of those are euthanized.
Private citizens can help animals rehabilitate from being strays, and find new homes.
So far in my life I have adopted 5 strays from shelters, and found new homes for 11 more.
Body No formal statistics for the animal protection movement.
Three major programs in U.S.
1)PETA
2)ASPCA
3)Humane Society
5,000 independent animal shelters.
Transition: Now that we have talked about the shelters, I 'm going to tell you about the animals.
Breeds of dogs
A. AKC only non-profit registry of purebreed dog 's in the U.S.A.
B. Animalshelter.org lists the top 10 breeds of 2010 (slide)
C. Mix-breeds or mutts are a combiation of two or more of breeds of dog
Transition: Whether you care about pedigree or not, a shelter has what you are looking for.
Dogs from shelters are a sure thing.
A. Happyhealthydogs.com states that adopted pets from a shelter have been seen by a vet and usually given a clean bill of health.
B. Most shelter dogs have background paperwork, some include pedigree that the AKC declined registration on.
C. The National Council on Pet Population Study & Policy (NCPPSP) 25% of dogs that enter the shelter are purebred.
Transition: Now that you know that all types of dogs are available at shelters, I want to tell you about the other benefits of shelter dogs.
Cost/Benefit analysis.
A. If you purchase a pedigreed AKC Labrador Retriever from pet store or breeder, you can expect to pay upward of $300 for your puppy. Add the cost of neutering and vaccinations. You are well over $500 in initial costs. In fact, you may be closer to $1000. Yet Dogsonly.org lists most adoption fees between
To inform.
To inform my audience about their ability to help stray and abandoned animals find a new life.
Introduction
ASPCA.org says that approximately 5 to 7 million animals enter the shelters nationwide every year. 3 to 4 million of those are euthanized.
Private citizens can help animals rehabilitate from being strays, and find new homes.
So far in my life I have adopted 5 strays from shelters, and found new homes for 11 more.
Body No formal statistics for the animal protection movement.
Three major programs in U.S.
1)PETA
2)ASPCA
3)Humane Society
5,000 independent animal shelters.
Transition: Now that we have talked about the shelters, I 'm going to tell you about the animals.
Breeds of dogs
A. AKC only non-profit registry of purebreed dog 's in the U.S.A.
B. Animalshelter.org lists the top 10 breeds of 2010 (slide)
C. Mix-breeds or mutts are a combiation of two or more of breeds of dog
Transition: Whether you care about pedigree or not, a shelter has what you are looking for.
Dogs from shelters are a sure thing.
A. Happyhealthydogs.com states that adopted pets from a shelter have been seen by a vet and usually given a clean bill of health.
B. Most shelter dogs have background paperwork, some include pedigree that the AKC declined registration on.
C. The National Council on Pet Population Study & Policy (NCPPSP) 25% of dogs that enter the shelter are purebred.
Transition: Now that you know that all types of dogs are available at shelters, I want to tell you about the other benefits of shelter dogs.
Cost/Benefit analysis.
A. If you purchase a pedigreed AKC Labrador Retriever from pet store or breeder, you can expect to pay upward of $300 for your puppy. Add the cost of neutering and vaccinations. You are well over $500 in initial costs. In fact, you may be closer to $1000. Yet Dogsonly.org lists most adoption fees between
Cited: page http://www.animalshelter.org/ http://www.dogsonly.org/adoption_fee.html http://www.aspca.org/about-us/faq/pet-statistics.aspx http://www.healthyhappydogs.com/Article.ShelterDog