I have created this blog for your support. I am trying to find out what we can do legislatively to address the problem of having to kill (euthanize) 10 thousand dogs/cats every day in this great nation! There are not only not enough laws to protect them, but the ones we do have are not enforced. Now, we all know that they cannot protect themselves. So, why are we "not" doing something for the voiceless victims of this horrendous fact? We can never, never rescue or re-home our way out of this problem. The breeding has to stop!
Bottom line, we are allowing irresponsible persons to breed these animals. If we do not license and do something to control breeding, then the animals will continue to die senselessly. Please give me your thoughts, keep them reasonable and serious. This is not a joking matter for the animals that are suffering. I have established this blog to hear what all of you think, we need solutions. I recently read something saying that "IF" we did several of about 15 different things we could control the population and end the suffering. One of those "ifs" was community cooperation. But if community cooperation were the answer, why do we still have such a huge problem? Spay and neuter is a direct answer, a stand alone solution and a permanent one. We need to stop the carnage. We have a shelter here in town that can only save so many and the rest are dying next door in animal control. There are not enough holding cages, EVER!
I recently heard one person say that we used to have 10 million deaths a year and now it is only 4 million! I was shocked, why would 4 million needless deaths be OK to anyone? Why is spay/neuter such a horrible thing to consider if animals can be saved from suffering? It is truly the most direct route. If one is a "responsible breeder", then why would they not support this? That would only serve to make their "commodity" even more valuable, right? Instead, everyone screams their "rights".
What about the animal's right to not suffer; to have decent food, shelter and care? I am saying that these things are not even on the radar for countless animals. When cats are feral, their offspring will often suffer a terrible death from exposure, sickness, infestations and abuse. Why allow that, when it can be stopped? Rescues are working tirelessly to "arrest" colonies of feral cats by using a trap, fix, and release method. This takes a lot of money and a lot of time, but once it is done, it is done for that colony. Then people who will not be responsible "dump" another littler of cats and a new colony is born. If free spay/neuter programs where more readily available, we could begin to turn the tide on this problem. Instead of spending money to kill them, we could offer these programs.
