1. Pet overpopulation is a rising problem in the United States, but it can be resolved by

2. Pet overpopulation is a rising problem in the United States, but it can be resolved by Education

3. Pet overpopulation is a rising problem in the United States, but it can be resolved by Education Adoption

4. Pet overpopulation is a rising problem in the United States, but it can be resolved by Education Adoption Neutering

5. The causes of this crisis are

6. Ignorance

7. Choosing not to adopt

8. Choosing not to neuter

9. 8,000,000

10. Irresponsible breeding

11. 25%

12. Irresponsible breeding Your Neighbor Puppy Mills/ Pet Stores Unlicensed Breeders

13. Responsible Breeding Don’t sell to pet stores

14. Responsible Breeding Don’t sell to pet stores Screen prospective owners

15. Responsible Breeding Don’t sell to pet stores Screen prospective owners Pets are in good health

16. Responsible Breeding Don’t sell to pet stores Screen prospective owners Pets are in good health Require neutering

17. “People underestimate the time required to properly train and care for a pet…”

18. “Throwaway mentality”

19. Impulse buys

20. “Unrealistic expectations and poor understanding of normal behavior contribute to pet relinquishment, and far too many people treat pets simply as a convenience.”

21. It’s a commitment issue

22. Mills

23. = Mills

24. CROWDED INHUMANE UNHEALTHY

25. end up here

26. Space Funds Resources

27. “But shelters with hospitals and behaviorists have more success at making unwanted pets …adoptable, while shelters with less resources might turn…to euthanization.”

28. There’s NO room.

29. 3,500

30. filled.

31. It costs to sustain a life. money

32. that shelters do not have. money

33. “…ends up… another statistic in the long list of euthanized pets.”

34. How do we save them?

35. Adopt.

36. Neuter.

37. Educate.

38. Provide a home for a pet who doesn’t have one.

39. Commit to a life.

40. 40 Adoption doesn’t fund PUPPY MILLS or irresponsible BREEDERS

41. 41 You can find the perfect companion.

42. 42 Already trained and neutered.

43. 43 Neuter or spay your pets.

44. 44 Emotionally Physically &

45. “...eliminates the stress and discomfort that females endure during heat periods,...greatly reduces the risk of...cancer.”

46. “...less likely to roam or fight, prevents testicular cancer, and reduces the risk of prostate cancer.”

47. MOTIVATION? Need more

48. millions

49. $30 vs. millions

50. Educate yourself and those around you.