1. More than 8000 Cats and dogs will be killed today

2.  Pet Overpopulation? Number of people looking for pets annually Number of Pets entering shelters annually Number of pets saved annually Minimum number of savable pets killed Number of adoption opportunities lost 21,000,000 8,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 17,000,000 More than 30 communities nationwide have achieved better than a 90% live release rate.

3.  The cost of Killing Average cost impound killing, disposal Average revenue generated on killing $106 $0 Killing = Taxpayer Cost There is nothing but cost associated with the killing of an animal in a shelter $66 for impound, $40 to kill and animal. This is without the immeasurable ethical cost.

4.  The profit of life Average community revenue by a pet annually Average impound cost Average cost until adoption Average revenue generated on adoption $1400 $66 $30 $100 Adoption = Revenue = Less stress on tax revenue Not only does the shelter generate revenue by life saving practices, the community benefits with the added local revenue of over $1000 per pet. The average expenditure for a dog is $1696 and for cats is $1105

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