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Why Pets End up in Shelters - Spay or Neuter
| Dogs | Cats |
|---|---|
| Moving | Too many in house |
| Landlord issues | Allergies |
| Cost of pet maintenance | Moving |
| No time for pet | Cost of pet maintenance |
| Inadequate facilities | Landlord issues |
| Too many pets in home | No homes for littermates |
| Pet illness(es) | House soiling |
| Personal problems | Personal problems |
| Biting | Inadequate facilities |
| No homes for litter mates | Doesn't get along with other pets |
The foregoing list was compiled by the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy. Visit their site for some very interesting information about pet overpopulation.
Please visit the web site of Alley Cat Allies at www.alleycat.org, and/or send a contribution to: Alley Cat Allies, 1801 Belmont Road, N.W., Suite 201, Washington, D.C. 20009. According to their literature 80% of the proceeds to directly to the Program, 8% to administration and 12% to fund raising. Ask your community's leaders to investigate and institute TNR programs to cut down on your feral populations.
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