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The Shelter Pet Project

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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! Here is one of the great PSAs that The Shelter Pet Project has out. It is such a sad statistic.

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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. Start with easier pets – Many people don’t want to start with the responsibility of a dog or cat. Many mutts you can get from the pound or animal shelter make terrific pets. Learn more at www.DrTims.com.

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The Animal Legal Defense Fund Public Registries

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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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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. Animal abuse is not only a danger to our cats, dogs, horses, and other animals, but also to people.

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