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Adopt, Dont Shop Jenna Mays jenna.mays@smail.astate.edu Pet Ownership Dogs Cats 70-80 million owned 74-96 million owned 30.4% of households own cats 36.5% of households own dogs Thats 36,117,000 households in the

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Adopt, Don’t Shop

Jenna Mays jenna.mays@smail.astate.edu

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Pet Ownership

Dogs

70-80 million owned
36.5% of households own dogs
That’s 43,346,000 households in the

United States

Cats

74-96 million owned
30.4% of households own cats
That’s 36,117,000 households in the

United States

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How Do People Get Animals?

Breeders, Shelters, Strays
What is a breeder?
A person who breeds dogs to make new dogs.
25% of dogs come from breeders
35% of dogs get adopted from shelters
37% of cats get adopted from shelters

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Why People Get Rid of Animals

Can’t afford them
Landlord does not allow pets
Severe allergies
Animal’s behavioral problems
Does not want them anymore

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Shelters

7.6 million companion animals enter shelters each year
3.9 million are dogs
3.4 million are cats
649,000 animals who enter shelters return to their original owners
542,000 are dogs
Only 100,000 are cats

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Importance of Adopting

You’ll save a life
Each year, 2.7 million animals are euthanized in the United States.
Fight against puppy mills
If you buy an animal from a store, you are more than likely getting it from a puppy mill.
Puppy mills profit off of the welfare of dogs.
Make your life and that animal’s life so much better!

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Importance of Adopting continued

You’ll get a great animal
Shelter pets are always so happy when they are placed in a loving home
It’ll cost you less
Spay/Neuter, Vaccinations, and sometimes Microchipping is included in Adoption fee!
Adoption will help more than one animal
You are making room for other animals to get adopted, adoption fee goes towards

helping the shelters take care of those animals

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What it Cost to Adopt and Buy an Animal

Shelters

Average cost to adopt a dog: $100-$200
Average cost to adopt a cat: $50-$100
Included in Adoption Fee
Physical Exam
Spay/Neuter
Flea/Tick & Heartworm Treatment
ID Tag
Microchipping

Buying

Spay/Neuter: $50-$175
Wellness Exam: $30-$65
Vaccinations: $25-$85
Bloodwork & Fecal Test: $40-$125
Flea, Tick & Heartworm: $140-$240
Microchip: $25-$50

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Too Many Animals without a Home

Overpopulated
Each year, more than 6 million dogs and cats are lost, abandoned, or unwanted.
2 to 3 million dogs and cats have to be euthanized each year because of overpopulation
Why is this a big problem?
Unwanted pets
Responsibility gets too much for owners
Pure laziness

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What Can You Do To Help

Spay/Neuter your animals
Get animals vaccinated
Get an animal from legitimate

shelter or non-profit organization

Free up a space in the shelter for

another animal to get a chance at a forever home

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Where to Adopt a Pet in Jonesboro, AR

Northeast Arkansas Humane Society
http://neahs.org/
Jonesboro Animal Control
http://www.jonesboro.org/132/Animal-Control

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References

https://www.avma.org/KB/Resources/Statistics/Pages/Market-research-

statistics-US-pet-ownership.aspx

http://prime.peta.org/2010/01/why-people-abandon-animals
http://www.aspca.org/animal-homelessness/shelter-intake-and-

surrender/pet-statistics

https://www.animalhumanesociety.org/adoption/adoption-fees
http://neahs.org/