Four million cats and dogs euthanzied by shelters each year [View All]

[Karmadillo]

While the media serves its appointed role of distracting us by giving us endless updates on the First Dog, it's worth taking a moment to remember four million cats and dogs are euthanized by shelters in this country each year. I realize it's essential we spend our money to bailout banks and fund wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but I wonder what a few billion dollars would do to significantly reduce that number.

http://www.hsus.org/pets/issues_affecting_our_pets/pet_overpopulation_and_ownership_statistics/hsus_pet_overpopulation_estimates.html

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Number of cats and dogs euthanized by shelters each year:
3-4 million (HSUS estimate)

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