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Helping Pet Shelters

Why Pet Shelters Need Help

Shelters provide more than just pet adoptions. They rescue animals in need and fight overpopulation, too–on very limited budgets. Every year, 3-4 million pets are euthanized because shelters do not have the resources they need.
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Common Myths About Animal Shelters

Myth:		Shelters can raise the money they need to humanely care for homeless pets through the fees they charge for adoption.

Fact:		On average, it costs more to provide shelter, food, and necessary medical care for an animal than a shelter can recover through adoption fees. If adoption prices are too high, fewer pets will get adopted, so shelters usually cannot raise adoption prices to cover their overall cost. Shelters depend on donations and fundraising to make up the difference.


Myth:		Euthanasia is the animal sheltering community’s responsibility to eliminate.

Fact:		Euthanasia is not a problem that the animal sheltering community can solve on its own. Euthanasia will be a heartbreaking reality as long as there are more homeless pets than there are adopters or capacity in animal shelters to humanely care for them. As a current or prospective pet owner, you can help eliminate euthanasia a few ways: be responsible-- spay or neuter your pets so they do not contribute to pet overpopulation. Microchip and ID tag your pets so they will not use valuable space in a shelter if they get lost. The next time you are looking for a new pet, adopt one from your local shelter.