Pet Overpopulation Research Paper

Did you know that there are over 2.4 million healthy dogs and cats in shelters? Did you also know that one every thirteen seconds are euthanized ("Pet Overpopulation: The Humane Society of the United States")? These animals don’t ask to be brought into this world to be put in a small, cold enclosed cage. I personally wouldn’t want to be born into the world to be given up on, would you? Too many people don’t understand or even care to understand this sad statistic. In fact, humanity is so selfish in that aspect it makes me truly sick. Why do we have to have the cutest puppies or kittens? What’s wrong with an older dog, you don’t have to train them half the time. They need love too. My goal gave me the motivation to reach out to my local shelter that influenced me to explore programs in the future to help all dogs and cats.
Although it is impossible to know an exact number of how many dogs and cats inhabit the United states, the numbers range up to 70 million cats alone ("Pet Statistics")! This horrific estimate is due to pet
I plan to utilize my education and training and put all my resources to work with the help from my local shelter. Using different programs such as, The Farmers Program, which is a program designed for cats to be able to run free without mating, by neutering them first so our local farmers can use them as barn cats. The other program is called the TNR Program, or Trap- Neuter- Release Program, which is when you trap the animal, Neuter/Spay them and then release them back into the habitat that they were trapped from. These Programs have proven success rates, but as of now, that’s only the tip of the iceberg. The real success will be from running fundraiser and awareness meetings to notify the local community and surrounding communities about the fight. The more people we get on board this ship, the quicker we will see the