What Can We Do to Help the Unwanted Animals of the World? - Help Curb Animal Overpopulation

What can we do to help the unwanted animals of the world?

I would like to challenge you as an animal lover to visit your local pound and spend a good portion of your day there . As you visit with the animals it will dawn on you that many of societies cast offs will not see another tomorrow. They will not feel the touch of their special owner when they need comfort. They will not be able to chase their favorite tennis ball in the big front yard or wait anxiously for their master to toss it for them. They will not be able to greet their favorite loved one at the door after a long day at work. They will not live to see another day... that is the plain hard truth that many of us choose to ignore.

At some point during your visit you will be overwhelmed as you look into the pleading eyes of the doomed animals. You will feel helpless as yearning hearts look at you begging to be your new best friend. You will be filled with sorrow for all the neglected unwanted animals that I promise you. Your heart will break for the litter of puppies barely old enough to eat , their only crime was being born. Your soul will ache for the little kitten who was thrown out by the curb because her owner could not give her away. Your soul will scream out for the old crippled dog who's only infraction was that he was just getting too old. The endless reasons an animal ends up at the shelter goes on and on. The reasons to me are not justified . The responsibility lies totally with the people.

We as caring people need to adopt animals from the shelters instead of buying from breeders. When we buy from irresponsible breeders who are in it just for the money then we are adding to the problem. A person should really think about the many animals on death row who await execution before they go and buy from a breeder or puppy mill. The doomed animals deserve a fair chance to. Why not give one of them a get out of jail free card? You can adopt from a shelter or a rescue for a fraction of what an animal from a breeder would cost. Also people should be aware that many purebred animals end up in shelters and that neglect and disregard turns a blind eye to pure blood and pedigree papers.