Have you ever thought about buying an animal in the pet stores, or online? On this website there is some information for you to look at an see where you should buy your first or next animal. This website is about animal shelter and puppy mill cruelty. First there are statistics for puppy mills and shelters. Next there is a video that is information about the puppies in puppy mills and how buying a shelter dog is better than buy a puppy mill dog. After the video there is more information then it goes to how you can help. I know that everyone wants a cute little puppy but just think of the animals in the shelters around you. So many animals living their lives in a pen and some of them never get picked to go to a good home so they get euthanized because there is no more room for them or other dogs to come in.
An estimated 167,388 breeding dogs are currently living in United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
an estimated 10,000 puppy mills in the United States
Over 2 million puppies bred in mills each year.
An estimated 1.2 million dogs are euthanized in shelters every year.
There are about 6–8 million animals end up in shelters each year, half of which will probably not be adopted.
Did you know 25 percent of pets in shelters are purebreds.
Most shelters conduct thorough behavioral analyses to ensure that the dog you picked put will be the right fit for your family.
Click here for more information in video from about puppy mills and shelter:
Society, Best Friends Animal. YouTube, YouTube, 1 May 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvmYj_wxKww&feature=youtu.be.You can help by volunteering at your local shelters, giving cash to the shelter, do some office work if possible , and also donating food or other items for the animals in the shelters.
“About Puppy Mills.” The Puppy Mill Project, 2018, www.thepuppymillproject.org/about-puppy-mills/.
“Adopting from an Animal Shelter or Rescue Group.” The Humane Society of the United States, 2019, www.humanesociety.org/resources/adopting-animal-shelter-or-rescue-group.
Cotroneo, Christian. “If Everyone Read This, The Shelters Would Be Empty.” The Dodo, The Dodo, 31 Dec. 2015, www.thedodo.com/dog-shelter-guide-adoptions-1532460278.html.
“Information, Facts About Animal Shelters, Help Shelter Pets.” Global Animal, 9 Sept. 2013, www.globalanimal.org/2013/09/09/throw-local-animal-shelters-a-bone/.
Society, Best Friends Animal. YouTube, YouTube, 1 May 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvmYj_wxKww&feature=youtu.be.
“Pets of Hurricane Ike Victims Find Temporary Home.” U.S. Department of Defense, Photo Essay., archive.defense.gov/photoessays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=936.