adopted: 81,908
euthanized:145,268
total:301,698
this is just for the city of Los Angeles... what do you think? should laws be in place about spaying and neutering, but allowing breeders with licence to do so? what about laws shutting down puppy mills.
do people even know about these numbers? what do you think should be done to help reduce this? thanks
Answers:
Most people don't know or care enough to even think about it. That is why so many animals are put down yearly.
Yes it should be mandatory to spay and neuter pets, and all puppy mills should be shut down. That goes for cat mills too.
I have been taking care of unwanted abandoned cats and dogs for 40 years and it's very expensive. It disgustes me how people can be and how thoughtless they are.
I have a mission in life and that is to take care of the unloved and unwanted abondoned animals. I really try my best to do my part.
Great question...I gave you a star!
that is kinda complicated, because you still have the "back-yard breeders" i know we hear the numbers but you still dont realize until you really see for yourself.
No one really thinks about how big the problem is until someone shows them the numbers. There are far too many people out there who think it's cute to see all the puppies and kitties, but they don't care enough to curb the population in our animal shelters - of which the majority ultimately end up euthanized. Better that they shouldn't have been born at all rather than have them end up that way.
I personally think that most cats and dogs should be licensed, and one of the factors to consider in licensing costs should be whether or not the pet is spayed or neutered. All of my cats have been been "fixed" and I wouldn't have it any other way.
I congradulate you on posting this question. It was very sensible and intelligent thing to do. It is a very sad thing when animals are left at shelters or end up there. It is because of people's utter STUPIDITY and it makes me very angry. I think that there is not a whole heap that we can do... as long as there is man kind, there will be ****heads who do unmentionable things to their "beloved" pets and perform acts of cruelty. They should not only have their pets taken away from them, but a jail sentence. See how they like having unmentionables done to them.
Spaying and neutering should be a must. Some shelters will give you a certificate to have your animal spayed or neutered. What people need to do is following up.
Breeders are another story. There are good breeders ... there are bad breeders. When it comes to show animals, I would like to think these people have more knowledge and respect for the business that they wouldn't jeopardize there good name in the community and their associates.
The bad breeders are of course the puppy mills. The people who run these these puppy mills are only out to pad their pockets. There's no caring for the animals or the people they sell too. The buyers should be taking a good hard look at such places instead of trying to get something cheaper. They have no idea what's going on and don't take the time or effort to find out. OH! did I say care?
The only time you hear about puppy mills is when you read an article in the newspaper. When all the fanfare dies down, everyone just goes about there merry way until another article appears in the paper.
The more puppy mills that are shut down the better. These mills are just as over run by rats as animals. We've all seen that on TV. I say hooray for Animal Planet. At least those that watch the show just may get educated I hope and pray.
Know I don't think enough people know about the numbers. There lives are too busy with other things to give much notice about the numbers.They have there own set of numbers.
Puppy mills are found out about strictly by hapinstance. Word of mouth is the best way to shut these places down if anyone knows this is going on in there area.
Our jobs is to keep people informed about such places so they better understand what's going on out there.
Other people you can't talk to at all. They don't want to listen about dog and cats and other animals mistreatment. They have their own problems.
We are who we are.
I totally agree with cat lady. Most people don't know or don't care. I think all cats and dogs should be spayed or neutered. My two cats were both rescued and fixed.Too many die needlessly. I would really like a law making it mandatory. Both puppy and kitty mills should be shut down and the owners should never be allowed to have animals again.
Great question:)
What you don't say is that your question is a covert attempt to push a piece of legislation in Los Angeles that failed in a statewide attempt due to being seriously flawed and which would result in a huge number of killings beyond even the numbers you are talking about
As for breeders etc the actual agenda is to make it impossible for them through regulations, and you know it
Shame on you. The real solution is no kill programs but its much easier to blame everyone than to change the mess that passes as humane currently ( indiscriminate killing and no attempt to catch and release etc)
Of course for some political reasons the US Humane Society and the SPCA want to continue the slaughter instead of implementing effective programs to make their towns no kill towns. This means in effect they sanction the killings. Some counties and cities in the US using the no kill model eliminated the need to euthanize.
People who kill thousands and millions of animals a year should not run the effort to prevent cruelty to animals,
Puppy Mills don't let animals loose on the street or breed them there either, if the market didn't exist for purebreds then they would go out of business on their own. Banning them or trying to over regulate them in the past has only led to them becoming more underground and has not led to less killings
Are you pushing this local bill on the internet for some unstated agenda??
I don't think that most ppl know. There should be a larger campaign about spaying and neutering pets.
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