Animal Awareness

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Animal Awareness
By Mr. Ds per4 civics class
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• There are currently 74.8 million dogs in the USA

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There are approximately 88.3 million owned cats
in the United States
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There are 13.3 million dogs adopted each year.
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Nearly 34 percent of U.S. households (or 38.4
million) own at least one cat
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Seventy-five percent of owned dogs are spayed or
neutered
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Eighty-seven percent of owned cats are spayed or
neutered
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You can help, be a volunteer at your local animal
shelter.
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Number of cats and dogs entering shelters each
year 6-8 million
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Number of cats and dogs adopted from shelters
each year 3-4 million
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What Can you do?

• Adopt a pet
• Volunteer at a local animal shelter
• Foster a pet

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An investment in knowledge pays the best
interest. -Benjamin Franklin