By Hannah Canizales Manassas Homeless animals are a growing problem in the United States. Animal shelters across the country are doing everything they can to help this problem. Most animal shelters are non-profit organizations, so they cannot afford to pay for employees, which is why they need volunteers, money donations, and adoptees to help find these homeless animals loving homes.
The people of the community need to reach out and help these organizations or else the shelters will cease to exist. Volunteering at animal shelters is an amazing way to help the community and all the animals in need, but there are other ways you can help this cause too, such as donating money to the shelters or even adopting a pet.
Many animals are victims of homelessness and mistreatment by their owners. Animal shelters not only house and care for the homeless animals, but they also go on search and rescue missions to help find mistreated animals. These animal shelters also find thousands of loving homes for these animals each year. These shelters are amazing programs designed to help keep animals off the streets and out of the pounds, but they cannot function without volunteers from the community.
According to the ASPCA, approximately 2.7 million animals are euthanized each year. Animals are euthanized when animal shelters can’t find a home for a dog or they cannot give it the care it needs due to budget issues. The ASPCA also states that approximately 7.6 million animals enter animal shelters each year nationwide. That’s a lot of dogs to care for, provide for, and find homes for, which is why they need all the help they can get.
Many animals are mistreated and made homeless every year and it is an increasing problem nationwide, but there are non-profit organizations to help these animals. If people of the community are willing to volunteer, donate money, and adopt the animals, we can decrease the amount of suffering animals in our nation.
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