Animal+Homelessness

=Animal Homelessness=

Not many people know that approximately 63% of U.S. houses— almost 70 million homes — have at least one companion animal. There are about 43 million dogs, 37 million cats, 6 million birds, and 29 million other animals living in homes across the country. But, because irresponsible people accidentally or sometimes even intentionally allow their animals to reproduce, about 10 million “extra” dogs and cats will be killed in shelters per year, while millions of homeless animals live short, hard, hungry lives on the streets, only to die miserably from disease, injury, or being eaten. In some places, animals who end up in shelters might be sold into research through pound seizure. Also, a lot commercial pet foods have terrible quality or potentially dangerous ingredients. [|This is one persons story and it is dedicated to all homeless animals]