Facts about Pet Ownership in the U.S.:

 

• About 63 percent of all households in the United States have a pet. (Source: American Veterinary Medical Association)
• About 75 million dogs and about 85 million cats are owned in the United States. (Source: Pet Food Institute)
• According to the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy (NCPPSP), about 65 percent of pet owners acquire their pets free or at low cost.
• The majority of pets are obtained from acquaintances and family members. About 15 to 20 percent of dogs are purchased from breeders, 10 to 20 percent of cats and dogs are adopted from shelters and rescues, and 2 to 10 percent are purchased from pet shops. (Source: Ralston Purina and NCPPSP)
• At least 20 percent of cats are acquired as strays. (Source: NCPPSP) Many strays are lost pets who were not kept properly indoors or provided with identification.
• More than 20 percent of people who leave dogs in shelters adopted them from a shelter. (Source: NCPPSP)
• The cost of spaying and neutering a pet is less than the cost of raising puppies or kittens for one year.
• The average cost of basic food, supplies, medical care and training for a dog or cat is $700 to $875 annually.
• About 75 percent of owned pets are neutered.

Facts about U.S. Animal Shelters:

 

There are about 5,000 community animal shelters nationwide that are independent; there is no national organization monitoring these shelters. The terms “humane society” and “SPCA” are generic; shelters using those names are not part of the ASPCA or the Humane Society of the United States. Currently, no government institution or animal organization is responsible for tabulating national statistics for the animal protection movement.

• Approximately 5 million to 7 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide every year, and approximately 3 million to 4 million are euthanized (60 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats). Shelter intakes are about evenly divided between those animals relinquished by owners and those picked up by animal control. These are national estimates; the percentage of euthanasia may vary from state to state.
• According to the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy (NCPPSP), less than 2 percent of cats and only 15 to 20 percent of dogs are returned to their owners. Most of these were identified with tags, tattoos or microchips.
• Twenty-five percent of dogs who enter local shelters are purebred. (Source: NCPPSP)
• Only 10 percent of the animals received by shelters have been spayed or neutered. About 75 percent of owned pets are neutered.
• The majority of pets are obtained from acquaintances and family members. About 15 to 20 percent of dogs are purchased from breeders, and 10 to 20 percent of cats and dogs are adopted from shelters and rescues. (Source: Ralston Purina and NCPPSP)
• More than 20 percent of people who leave dogs in shelters adopted them from a shelter. (Source: NCPPSP)
• Five out of ten dogs in shelters and seven out of ten cats in shelters are destroyed simply because there is no one to adopt them.

Stop Animal Abuse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=

 

The videos shows a bunch of lowlife morons, supposedly Romanian, beating and working a poor horse so hard in cold winter condition that it collapsed out of exhaustion. Instead of showing any care or compassion toward the fallen animal, they continued to laugh and whip the horse repeatedly. The poor creature tried to stand up but was just too weak from the abuse to even do so.

Is this how mankind love and protect these humble servants who worked for us without any complaints? Is this how we repay these creatures who share the Mother Earth with us and allow us to make a living out of their hard work?

These videos are supposedly recorded and published on Youtube by Adrian Gica who claims he lives in the City of Canciu, Romania, in the region of Bistrita-Nasaud.

I plead to all of Stop Animal Abuse's readers, please take action, sign the petition - links below, or contact the relevant authorities for them to investigate and persecute these losers. They deserve some flogging of their own. (Source: http://torturedhorsesromania.blogspot.com/ )

Many different forms

Animal abuse come in many different forms ranging all the way from pitbull and fighting and puppy mills and animal testing. Most of these things are still happening around the world today. Just becase you dont see it doesnt mean its not happening.

HELP TODAY

As many of you know, severe tornados and flooding have devastated communities across the Southeast. Homes have been reduced to rubble, streets transformed into flowing rivers, hundreds have lost their lives—and the water continues to rise.

Families across the storm-ravaged states are being forced from their homes—leaving thousands of beloved pets with nowhere to turn.

We see entire communities flooded—animals are stranded on dog houses, in trees and other small patches of dry space," says Tim Rickey, ASPCA Senior Director of Field Investigations and Response. "For many of these victims, rescue is their only hope for survival."

Our Team is working around the clock to rescue animals from rising flood waters, provide them with temporary housing, transport critical supplies to animal shelters in need—and reunite lost pets with their families. To date, ASPCA staff and volunteers have assisted nearly 7,000 animals in these affected areas.

But the devastation is widespread—and it’s far from over. While we are making a tremendous impact, your support is still needed to help us continue this critical work.

Right now every dollar you give in response to this appeal will go directly to our disaster relief efforts now in the Southern states and when needed in the future.

Interview with Trudy and expert with animals

1) Do you see abused animals on a daily basis?
A: I do see animals with many signs and symptoms of abuse

2) What do you think when you see an animal that has been abused?
A: It is a very sad thing too see because i dont see how anyone could do harm to an animal. All i can do is try and help them out as best as i can

3) Do you like working with animals?
A: I love being able to work with animals everyday because to me its something that i love and enjoy doing and i wouldnt give it up for anything.

4) What got you interested in working with animals?
A: It wasnt something that i ever had to think about or choose to do. I believe it was something that i was born with and loved to to do. I just always had a natural love for animals.

5) Would you ever consider adopting an abused animal?
A: If i could adopt all the abused animals and make them feel safe again i would

6) Do you know what neglect is?
A: I do, Neglect is where your basically stripping the animal away of there basic needs of survival

7) Have you ever seen an animal abused?
A: I have not had an personal experiances with animals being abused

8) What would you do if you see an animal being abused?
A: I would call the cops and reprot it

Thank you Trudy for answering my questions and taking time out of your day to help me out with this :)

Domestic Violence and Animal abuse ?

In recent years of study, there has been a very strong connection between animal abuse and domestic violence. In four out of every five cases, the abuse was not only abusing the animals but the violence was spilling over into households towards family members. Between 25 and 40% of abused women report that they are unable to escape abusive relationships because they worry about what will happen to their family pets or livestock. In most domestic violence cases, the abuser will use animals to their advantage to keep the victim from running or leaving. Pets can be a huge barrier for someone trying to leave an abusive relationship. In many cases victims have reported that if they were able to take their animals with them and had a safe place to keep them that they would have been more likely to walk away more quickly than they actually did. Pet owning victims of domestic violence used to be left with very few options.  Within the last decade domestic violence shelters have connected and teamed up with the Human Societies, Control/Animal care agencies, and many others to provide shelter for domesticated animals in need for a temporary home