1. Animal Shelters By: Madeleine Gravois English 2089

2. General Facts  There are about 5,000 animal shelters in America.  More than 25% of shelter dogs are purebred.  Every year 3-4 million dogs and cats are euthanized in animal shelters.  About 5 out of every 10 dogs sent to an animal shelter will be euthanized.  More than 20% of shelter dogs are brought in by owners who adopted from an animal shelter. (Animal Shelter Statistics)

3. How Animal Shelters Work  Animal shelters are filled with unwanted pets.  Majority of the animals are dogs and cats.  Animal shelters provide a safe place for animals to live for a limited time.  Volunteers take care of the animals and try to find them a home.  Animal shelters are either nonprofit, run by the government’s animal control, and some are run independently. (Watson)

4. Traditional Animal Shelter ASPCA

5. Humane Society of the United States  HSUS is Americas largest and the most effective animal protections organization.  They do a lot of advocating for new laws to protect animals.  They provide animal rescue and emergency response. (Watson)

6. Puppy Mills and HSUS Rescue http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3vyK75- r3g VIDEO:

7. Pet Overpopulation  When people do not spay and neuter their pets that creates a lot of unwanted companions (Brewster).  Puppy mills also produce a mass amount of puppies and they are sold online or in pet stores. Which leads to more overpopulation (ASPCA).  The pet overpopulation leaves animal shelters at maximum capacity which results in 3-4 million dogs being euthanized every year (Brewster).

8. No-Kill Shelters  These shelters do not euthanize unless the animal is very ill.  They accept the dogs into their shelters where they are taken care of and do not have a time limit on their lives.  No-Kill shelters are run as non-profit organizations and the rely entirely on donations and the help from their volunteers. (Pet Pal Animal Shelter)

9. Work Cited ASPCA,. "Puppy Mills." Humane Society of The United States. n. page. Web. 27 Jul. 2013. Brewster, Carolyn. "Wiregrss animal Shelter Packed this Summer." Nextstar Broadcating, Inc.. (2013): n. page. Web. 27 Jul. 2013..

10. Work Cited "Shelters: Kill vs. No Kill." Pet Pal Animal Shelter. (2011): n. page. Web. 27 Jul. 2013.. Tube, You, dir. Meet Billy Rescued from a Puppy Mill. Humane Society of the United States, Film. 31 Jul 2013..

11. Work Cited Watson, Stephanie. "Introduction to How Animal shelters Work." Discovery Communications. (2013): n. page. Web. 26 Jul. 2013..