1. What is the answer?

3. Fact … Over 70,000 puppies and kittens are born each day
Only 10,000 human babies are born each day

5. There are estimated to be Only 1 in 5 live contendedly in a home
Fact …
There are estimated to be
75 million dogs and
85 million cats in the U.S.
Only 1 in 5 live contendedly in a home
63% of all U.S. households
own a pet

7. are destroyed each year
Fact …
Only 10% of those that
enter shelters are
spayed or neutered
As many as 7.5 million
are destroyed each year

9. Fact … Only 15% of dogs and 2% of cats are reunited with their owners
Only 25% of either
are adopted
60% of dogs and
70% of cats are destroyed

10. Fact …
Of the 11-12,000 pets that
Enter our local Shelter, about half are destroyed
Less than 10% are returned to their families

11. Fact … Feral population growth…
What other issues result from unwanted or abandoned pets?
Feral population growth…
Bio-medical research …
Dog fighting …

12. So what is the question?

13. “What can we DO?”

14. Shelters and Breed Rescues
Action …
Most either buy from
puppy mills or from
brokers who do
Spay or Neuter
your furry friends
Never buy from
Pet Stores
Adopt from
Shelters and Breed Rescues

16. Permanently ID your pet With traceable microchipping
Action …
Make fences secure …
Permanently ID your pet
With traceable microchipping
Use a leash on walks …
Keep a current photo …

18. “Never doubt that a small group of concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.”
- Margaret Mead
“We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.”
- Immanuel Kant
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

19. “So what will you DO?”