Please Ban the sale of Puppy Mill Dogs everywhere. Please see Pet Over Population Statistics below
An estimate 52 million dogs and 57 million cats live with U.S. families.
For every human born, 45 kittens and 15 puppies are also born.
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 6 years.
More than 12 million dogs and cats are euthanized in shelters each year.
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 euthanized.
Approximately 75% of all cats entering shelters are euthanized.
It costs approximately $100 to capture, house, feed, and eventually euthanize each stray animal -- a cost which all taxpayers eventually pay.
Dogs born in “puppy mills” are raised in horrific conditions. Crowded in filthy cages with little or no chance to socialize, these puppies have never slept in a warm bed or scampered around outside with a favorite toy. Veterinary care, if provided at all, is minimal. They add to overpopulation and many of these dogs are brought to shelters and/or have health issues.
Meanwhile, their parents are bred as often as possible, and may live their entire lives without seeing the outside world. When these dogs are no longer profitable for breeding, they are often euthanized.
