Euthinization and overpopulation of companion animals

Have you ever wondered what happens to the stray companion animals that we see roaming the streets? If they are not taken in by caring citizens they are either put in shelters, adopted but usually they are killed.

What is a companion animal?
How many cats and dogs enter shelters a year?
How many cats and dogs are euthanized by shelters each year?
How many cats and dogs are adopted from shelters each year?
What percent of shelter animals are purebred?
How can we reduce the number of neglected companion animals?
How many shelters are there in the United States?

I have a soft spot in my heart for animals. I always have since I was a child. Once, I was walking and found a dying baby bird on the sidewalk. It was barely breathing and looked like it had been pecked by other birds. I read somewhere that a mother bird will not feed her baby if she doesn't recognize the scent. I went upstairs to my apartment, got a towel and a shoe box and to put the bird in. When I got inside I was sure the bird had not had any water. My mom is a nurse so I got a syringe filled with sodium chloride, which is just salt water, and put it in the baby birds mouth. I was so excited to see him drinking the water. I waited for my mom to take the bird to the nearest vet. When we got there I was very sad and disappointed when they told me they wouldn't take care of the bird because it was going to die either way. It made me wonder what other animals are turned down and how they are treated when no one wants to adopt or take care of them. I am broadening my knowledge of companion animals and euthinization because I want to know why unwanted or animals that aren't adopted are being killed in order to help the reader understand that there are simple solutions to this problem.

If you were stranded on an island what three things would you like to have with you? I would choose my cell phone, my nephew Kaeden and a bacon stockpile.  I'm ashamed to admit, I'm one of those stereotypical teenage girls who has their phone permanently attached to their hand. The funny thing about that is I'm not a big texter. I'm a tweeter. I'm addicted to twitter. I also like to see what is going on in other peoples lives because for some odd reason I enjoy living vicariously through my friends who's lives may as well be in a parallel universe because they're nothing like mine. Whenever I'm not able to check my twitter or instagram I get the feeling that I'm going to miss out on some huge event when I know I'm not. I, literally, thank God I didn't miss is the birth of my amazing nephew. Kaeden Cole Fletcher just turned one on November twenty-eighth of last year. I felt super special when my sister invited me to go to the delivery room with her instead of my mom. I know this sounds so cliche and lame but I never knew I could love someone as much as I love my nephew. He's my favorite person in the entire world and I would do anything for him. Bacon is just everything. Who doesn't like bacon? I was disappointed when bacon was no longer classified as a meat because it has so much fat. I think I love it so much because my mom has always bought turkey bacon. She's a weirdo. Of course there is more to me than technology, family and pork  but these are definitely the most important.





 My nephew>>>>>>>