Every year millions of cats and dogs are put to sleep – about 5 million a year in the USA alone or 10 every minute.
There's nothing wrong with the animals. They are perfectly healthy and fit and the animal societies, shelters and pounds have given them their health shots. They are killed because nobody wants them .There's no homes for them.
And that's not counting other creatures that people no longer want like horses, ferrets, rats and birds.
But there are three ways you can stop this useless killing.
1. Don't buy a pet on impulse. They're not toys. They're living creatures like you and me. Buying pets as surprise presents can be a big mistake in the long term.
Think carefully before you obtain a pet and do some research. Consider the commitment you are making and what things it will involve you in time wise and money wise.
2. Have your pet desexed, male or female. This will save many innocent lives by reducing the population.
3. Adopt a pet from an animal shelter or pound. This will save you money and save a life.
Desexing is particularly important. For example in Australia the Animal Welfare League is successfully progressing towards achieving zero euthanasia for cats and dogs through desexing.
For the past five years the AWL and vets have offered reduced desexing prices in an attempt to turn the tide of kittens and puppies arriving in the breeding season. Each year in Australia 200,000 healthy and sociable cats and dogs lose their lives simply because there are not enough homes for them.
Already there has been a reduction in the number of kittens euthanased.
Owners should note that a cat or dog does not have to have had a litter before it is desexed.
Desexing at two to four months is as safe as six months due to advances in anaesthetics and surgical procedures.
A kitten or pup desexed at two to four months recovers quicker with less healing time than an older animal.
Desexing does not make your pet fat – overfeeding and lack of exercise does.
Undesexed males are 50 per cent of unwanted pets and are more likely to get into fights.
Also it's cheaper to register a desexed dog.
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There's nothing wrong with the animals. They are perfectly healthy and fit and the animal societies, shelters and pounds have given them their health shots. They are killed because nobody wants them .There's no homes for them.
And that's not counting other creatures that people no longer want like horses, ferrets, rats and birds.
But there are three ways you can stop this useless killing.
1. Don't buy a pet on impulse. They're not toys. They're living creatures like you and me. Buying pets as surprise presents can be a big mistake in the long term.
Think carefully before you obtain a pet and do some research. Consider the commitment you are making and what things it will involve you in time wise and money wise.
2. Have your pet desexed, male or female. This will save many innocent lives by reducing the population.
3. Adopt a pet from an animal shelter or pound. This will save you money and save a life.
Desexing is particularly important. For example in Australia the Animal Welfare League is successfully progressing towards achieving zero euthanasia for cats and dogs through desexing.
For the past five years the AWL and vets have offered reduced desexing prices in an attempt to turn the tide of kittens and puppies arriving in the breeding season. Each year in Australia 200,000 healthy and sociable cats and dogs lose their lives simply because there are not enough homes for them.
Already there has been a reduction in the number of kittens euthanased.
Owners should note that a cat or dog does not have to have had a litter before it is desexed.
Desexing at two to four months is as safe as six months due to advances in anaesthetics and surgical procedures.
A kitten or pup desexed at two to four months recovers quicker with less healing time than an older animal.
Desexing does not make your pet fat – overfeeding and lack of exercise does.
Undesexed males are 50 per cent of unwanted pets and are more likely to get into fights.
Also it's cheaper to register a desexed dog.
Cat Advice Puppy & Dog Training Online Ferret Care
Horse Training Rat Care Turtle Care
