Resources

Home / Resources

Local Animal Shelters/Other Rescue Groups

About 6-8 million cats and dogs enter US shelters each year
About 3-4 million cats and dogs are euthanized in US shelters each year
In seven years, one female cat and her offspring can theoretically produce 420,000 cats
In six years, one female dog and her offspring can theoretically produce 67,000 dogs
About 25% of dogs entering shelters are purebred
About two animals are euthanized per minute in Texas. That adds up to about one million animals being destroyed every year in Texas shelters alone.
Each day 10,000 humans are born in the US, and each day 70,000 puppies and kittens are born
Spaying a female dog or cat eliminates the possibility of uterine and ovarian cancer and greatly reduces the risk of breast cancer
Neutering a male dog or cat reduces the risk of both prostate enlargement and prostate cancer. Neutering also will make your pet more affectionate and less likely to roam, get in fights, or become lost.
Eighty percent of dogs hit by cars are unneutered males