shelter euthanasia
Shelter Euthanasia
According the United Humane Society over four million cats and dogs are put down in U.S. shelters each year. That’s nearly one dog or cat every eight seconds. The term “put down’ is a reference to an euthanization or euthanasia. The definition of euthanasia is: The painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. Also, Euthanasia literally means "good death," and true euthanasia. Which should be delivered by an intravenous injection of sodium pentobarbital by a licensed veterinarian. However, millions of precious animals are killed everyday in shelters not because they are sick. Just on behalf of them being homeless, unloved and unwanted. In today’s animal shelters there are approximately 6 to 8 million unwanted, lost and homeless animals I the U.S. every year. Even though some are reclaimed or adopted, nearly 4 million unwanted dogs and cats are left with nowhere to go. According to a recent survey approximately 2.7 million animals in shelters are euthanized due to overcrowding, illnesses, injuries, and aggressive behavior. Of these animals 56 percent are dogs and 71 percent are cats. Cats tend to be euthanized more over dog because, when they enter a shelter they were typically wild or homeless cats prior to entering the shelter. So no one will ever claim or identify them as a lost pet. Fifteen percent of dogs in shelters are reunited with their owners, and only two percent for the cats. Sadly, only twenty-five percent of dogs are adopted, and twenty-four percent of cats.
Although the facts are sickening and sad, they are very true. Animal shelters cannot humanely house and support all these animals until their natural deaths. Fortunately, there are many ways to cut back on animals from being sent to these overcrowded shelters and euthanized. It has been proven that by getting your pets spayed or neutered we can reduce pet overpopulation. Furthermore, make sure your pet his
According the United Humane Society over four million cats and dogs are put down in U.S. shelters each year. That’s nearly one dog or cat every eight seconds. The term “put down’ is a reference to an euthanization or euthanasia. The definition of euthanasia is: The painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. Also, Euthanasia literally means "good death," and true euthanasia. Which should be delivered by an intravenous injection of sodium pentobarbital by a licensed veterinarian. However, millions of precious animals are killed everyday in shelters not because they are sick. Just on behalf of them being homeless, unloved and unwanted. In today’s animal shelters there are approximately 6 to 8 million unwanted, lost and homeless animals I the U.S. every year. Even though some are reclaimed or adopted, nearly 4 million unwanted dogs and cats are left with nowhere to go. According to a recent survey approximately 2.7 million animals in shelters are euthanized due to overcrowding, illnesses, injuries, and aggressive behavior. Of these animals 56 percent are dogs and 71 percent are cats. Cats tend to be euthanized more over dog because, when they enter a shelter they were typically wild or homeless cats prior to entering the shelter. So no one will ever claim or identify them as a lost pet. Fifteen percent of dogs in shelters are reunited with their owners, and only two percent for the cats. Sadly, only twenty-five percent of dogs are adopted, and twenty-four percent of cats.
Although the facts are sickening and sad, they are very true. Animal shelters cannot humanely house and support all these animals until their natural deaths. Fortunately, there are many ways to cut back on animals from being sent to these overcrowded shelters and euthanized. It has been proven that by getting your pets spayed or neutered we can reduce pet overpopulation. Furthermore, make sure your pet his