Message #265579

[April Kincaid]

Did you know?

    There are 45 cats and 15 dogs born for every person born.
    Only 1 out of 10 dogs born ever finds a permanent home.
    Only 1 out of 12 cats born ever finds a permanent home.
    One female cat and her offspring can produce 420,000 cats in 7 years.
    One female dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 puppies in 7 years.
    More than 12 million dogs and cats are euthanized in shelters each year because there are not enough homes.
    Millions more are abandoned in rural and urban areas.
    As many as 25% of dogs entering shelters each year are purebreds.
    Approximately 61% of all dogs entering shelters are killed.
    Approximately 75% of all cats entering shelters are killed.
    It costs approximately $100 to capture, house, feed and eventually kill each stray animal - a cost which you, the taxpayer, eventually pay.