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Top 10 Reasons Dogs End Up In Shelters + Facts About Shelter Animals

Here is some good information to read before you decide to get a new puppy — whether it be a rescued dog that you think you’ll be helping or a new puppy from a pet store, a friend, or a breeder…

 

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Why Dogs End Up In Shelters:

  1. Moving
  2. Landlord issues
  3. Cost of pet maintenance
  4. No time for pet
  5. Inadequate facilities
  6. Too many pets in home
  7. Pet illness
  8. Personal problems
  9. Biting
  10. No homes for littermates

Source: PetsTV.com

A Little About The Cats & Dogs In Shelters

  • 60% of dogs are euthanized each year in animal shelters.
  • Shelter intakes are about evenly divided between those dogs that are relinquished by owners and those that are picked up by animal control.
  • Only 15% to 20% of dogs are returned to their owners. Most of those are identified with tags, tattoos or microchips.
  • Of all the dogs that enter animal shelters, 25% are purebred.
  • Only 10% of the dogs received by shelters have been spayed or neutered.
  • The majority of pets are obtained by shelters from acquaintances and family members. (15% to 20% of those are purchased from breeders; 10% to 20% are adopted from shelters and rescues).
  • 5 out of 10 dogs in shelters are destroyed simply because there is no one to adopt them.

Source: ASPCA

More About Dogs & Animal Shelters

  • Want to help your local animal shelter?… Here are some items that they need.
  • Can’t afford the vet bills? Here are some organizations that might help.
  • Here’s how to prevent your dog from getting lost and ending up in an animal shelter.
  • More about abandoned dogs left behind after foreclosures.
  • How to keep your dog safe during a storm so he doesn’t become separated from you.
  • The pros and cons of renting a dog first.
  • How to introduce 2 dogs so they’ll live happily ever after… together.

 

Here are some more great tips for new dog owners.

Lynnette
Lynnette

I like to help people find unique ways to do things in order to save time & money — so I write about “outside the box” ideas that most wouldn’t think of. As a lifelong dog owner, I often share my best tips for living with and training dogs. I worked in Higher Ed over 10 years before switching gears to pursue activities that I’m truly passionate about. I’ve worked at a vet, in a photo lab, and at a zoo — to name a few. I enjoy the outdoors via bicycle, motorcycle, Jeep, or RV. You can always find me at the corner of Good News & Fun Times as publisher of The Fun Times Guide (32 fun & helpful websites).

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