Objective 3: Discuss the importance of the small animal industry

Small Animal Impact on Society  How many students in this class own pets?  What type?

 60% of all American families own pets as companions  That means 68.7 million houses have pets  Children learn responsibility and social skills  Elderly benefit from improved quality of life as a result of keeping pets  Which animal has a higher population number:  Cats or Dogs

 Cats!- There are 10 Million more cats in the US with the cat owner averaging of two  BUT…..dogs are found in more households  32.4% of American homes have cats  37.2% of American homes have dogs

 3 rd place- Fish  4 th place- Birds  5 th place- Rabbits

 Provides thousands of jobs  $38.5 Billion input in US economy  15,000-18,000 pet stores in US

Americans spending on pets: $20.3 Billion  Veterinary expenses: #1 cost for owners  $11 billion annually  Pet food sales  $15.4 billion

 Visit the following website to check out the most updated information:  rends.asp rends.asp

 Using the updated data, you will graph the information for one of the following three choices:  Annual spending increase over the past 10 years  Create a line graph to represent the annual spending on pets in the US since 1994  Data is online under the title “Total US Pet Industry Expenditures”  Must be colorful and clearly labeled You will have 20 minutes to complete this assignment.

 Research  Test & develop new drugs & vaccines  Hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, and polio vaccines  Biomedical research supported by $15 billion in taxes and charity  Used million small animals  4 million small animals used in the LD50 test  Lethal Dose, 50%

 You will be partnered up with another student in class to discuss animal testing  You are to create a table of the pro’s and con’s of animal testing  When completed, your group must decide whether you support or do not support animal testing and you will present your reason to the class

Pro’sCon’s

 Animal Rights:  Animal Welfare:

Animal Rights vs Welfare  So what is the big difference?  Create a vin diagram in your notebook with the key differences Animal RightsAnimal Welfare

Rights vs. Welfare  Visit the following websites to get an idea of the differences:  

 Pet therapy:  Overcome illness & Improve vital life signs  Relieve depression  Reduce heart disease  Provide a better quality of life for senior citizens and the disabled.

 Work  Serve as watch dogs, police dogs, and seeing eye dogs  Zoos & Circuses  Products  fur/wool for the production of clothing  rabbits are a source of meat that is low in cholesterol, fat, and sodium  Rabbits provide a number of products: meat, fur, & research

 Pet Care Workers- provide basic care  Kennel Attendants- feed & care for animals  Animal Groomers  Dog Trainers  Small Animal Breeders- Usually specialize in 1 breed  Pet Shop Owners/Managers  Veterinarians  Veterinary Technicians  Dealers- sell small animals for research  Researchers  Exhibitors- zoo, circus, etc

 Pick one of the careers listed on the previous slide  You will create a flyer to highlight this career  Your flyer should include:  Career title  Salary  Job Description  Education Required  Pictures You will have 45 minutes to complete this assignment.