06.01

ANIMAL OVERPOPULATION

·         Many strays wondering the streets

·         Shelters get full of unwanted homeless animals

·         Strays because a threat to residents

·         People adopt from puppy mills instead of shelters or pet stores

How does this issue affect local residents, area businesses, our government, international trade, resources, goods and services, and finances?

·         Local residents have a wider variety of pets that they would be able to choose from at shelters, but also the ones who aren’t in shelters yet and are wondering the streets still, can become a threat to local residents.

·         Area businesses like restaurants and such would have to be careful with animals getting into their trash and making a mess.

·         Government spends more money on hiring animal cops, and opening up more shelters because the population is too high.

·         International trade – the export of pentobarbital to countries in need of it to keep animal population under control.

Citations:

http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/pet_overpopulation/

http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/abuse_neglect/

http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/all_issues.html