Walking in a Circle

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Petfinder.com. "Facts About Animal Sheltering: Pet Statistics: For Shelters." Pet adoption: Want a dog or cat? Adopt a pet on Petfinder. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 July 2011. <http://www.petfinder.com/for-shelters/facts-about-animal-sheltering.html>.

“Approximately 8-12 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide every year and approximately 5-9 million are euthanized (60% of dogs and 70% of cats). Shelter intakes are about evenly divided between those relinquished by owners and those picked up by animal control. These are national estimates; the percentage of euthanasia may vary from state to state.” What is causing all of these animals to be euthanized? It is the over population in the shelters nationwide and not enough amenities to provide and care for them. One of the most deficient amenities of the Shelby County Humane Society is of course like everything else in America today: finances. Being a nonprofit organization it is hard enough to keep the lights on for the building let alone provide for animals outside their normal capacity. In order to raise money there has to be fundraisers, in order to put on those fundraisers there has to be people in other words volunteers. Volunteers are a key ingredient to nonprofit companies. Without them nonprofit organizations would not survive.

On the subject of euthanasia Shelby County animal shelters have been working towards becoming a no-kill county. The Humane society should offer incentives as well as promote volunteer opportunities to those willing to help raise money for the organization in order to obtain more volunteers. By offering incentives it would attract more people to volunteer. Some may say that is not necessary or it may in fact be counteractive to spend money on incentives to attract people who will help raise money.

There are so many people out there that claim to be animal lovers