Statistics
There are roughly one million dogs and cats killed in U.S. shelters annually because they lack a home, but as many as 30 million Americans add a new animal to their households every year. We do not have a “pet overpopulation” problem; we have a market share challenge. When shelters compete for the market share of homes and keep animals alive long enough to find those homes, shelter animals are saved rather than killed.
For individual community statistics, click here. Other StatisticsHow much do we love our animal companions? Let us count the ways:
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