The Escalating Pet Overpopulation Dilemma And How To Resolve It

Overpopulation of pets is a national problem, according to the Human Society of the United States

. Pet welfare nonprofits like the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) enlist people to get involved with community needs. Donating time, skill, and money, and fundraising are chief needs for shelters and service providers. Orange is the logo color for the ASPCA. Using orange in fundraisers such as selling uniquely designed orange t-shirts that are amusing or pictures adorable pets with captions on the front and statistics on back can raise awareness and funds online or off.

Both pets and humans have overpopulation problems according to scientific analysis. The U. S. Census Bureau estimates the human population of Earth, at 6,893,000,000. This exceeds the Earth's capacity for human sustainability.

In fact, scientists advise that humans are reportedly overpopulating Earth 10,000 greater than their norm according to animal kingdom balance rules. As far as dogs go, the Humane Society of the United States estimates approximately 77.5 million dogs are owned. The number of male dogs is equal to female dogs. Dogs who are owned originated from animal shelters 19% of the time. Two dogs are owned on average per owner.

U. S. Domestic cats are estimated to have a population of 93.6 million. The feral cat population is more than half of the domestic cat population, 50 million. Female cats are more popular than male cats, comprising 70% of all domestic cats owned.. Cat owners adopt cats from shelters 22% of the time, and acquire 2.5 cats on average. Cat owners spay or neuter their cats 87% of the time.

The 3,500 U. S. Animal shelters have 6 to 8 million dogs and cats entering their shelters annually. These animals are typically the offspring of family pets. Only 30% of dog owners reclaim their dog from shelters, and between 2 percent and 5 percent of cat owners reclaim their cats. Of the sheltered animals, 3-4 million are adopted while four million or one every 8 seconds is put down.

Shelters cannot meet the demand for services or shelter space. Companion pet organizations, rescue groups, and animal shelters conduct outreach to communities on ways to help their communities. Spaying or neutering pets and stray animals, particularly cats, can help. Adopting from pet shelters instead of pet stores, donating time and money, and fundraising can further help.

Unwanted or stray pets often face neglect, abandonment, unsanitary living conditions, and poor health care. Animals may become the victims of cruelty from humans due to their own poverty, ignorance, apathy, beliefs or intentions. According to the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy, among the top ten reasons for relinquishing animals are the costs involved and moving. During economic recessions and global natural disasters, pets may take a backseat to more pressing family needs. Animal overpopulation and abandonment have a global impact that includes millions of dollars spent to capture, care for and euthanize them. To locally raise awareness, consider using safety vest.

by: Ben Pate

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