Because they are animals. Humans have the ability to be in complex negative emotional states that too for prolonged periods of time, but animals are stripped off of all that. read more
Unfortunately many of these children, especially older ones, will be the same 8-10 million in the shelter the next year. Animal shelters in just the US take in between 6-8 million pets and half are humanely killed. read more
Shelters improve the community by mandating that adopted animals be spayed or neutered. This requirement diminishes chances that more unwanted animals will enter the world. 9. You pay less. Low adoption fees (which cover a portion of our shelter’s costs) are much less than the cost of purebred puppies or kittens sold for profit. 10. read more