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The Shelter Pet Project

4 The Love Of Animals

Did you know that every year, of the 8 million dogs and cats that enter animal shelters, 3 million of these healthy and treatable pets are euthanized? Luckily, The Shelter Pet Project hopes to change this! The campaign has one unified goal, to increase pet adoption. It is such a sad statistic.

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The Animal Legal Defense Fund Public Registries

4 The Love Of Animals

ALDF points to the following examples for why a registry is needed to help animal guardians, law enforcement and shelters protect their animals: Robert Rydzewski : In 2004, the then 29-year-old upstate New Yorker shot his neighbor’s dog in the face twice. Two months later, he killed another neighbor’s Welsh Corgi with an ax.

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Organizations Putting Animals First

4 The Love Of Animals

In addition to their work in the field, the group also offers training and teaching to animal shelter volunteers and staff to ensure they are up-to-date on the best ways to care for their animals. From medical assistance to fundraising, education and adoption events, PAC 911 does all it can to improve the situation of animals in its area.

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Teaching Kids Animal Compassion

4 The Love Of Animals

But even parents who aren’t crazy about pets or did not own them as kids can help change this trend. Many mutts you can get from the pound or animal shelter make terrific pets. I strongly encourage people to adopt pound and shelter animals. Purebred or mixed breed?

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ALDF Calling for An Animal Abuser Registry

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These laws would make a dramatic difference in keeping offenders away from potential new victims by allowing animal shelters and humane societies to more thoroughly screen potential adopters-and by alerting the public to their whereabouts. Keep your animals and your families safe.