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ELEMENT 2: Storify of pets and where they are from, and factual information about where to get your pets
Our Storify shows some pets and where their owners got them from. A lot of people adopt a pet or get them from a breeder. Here is what you should know about where to get your pets from:
Shelter:
About 6-8 million animals are put into shelters each year, and only about 2.7 million animals are adopted every year.
Every year there are about 3.7 million animals that are euthanized: about 5 in 10 dogs and 7 in 10 cats, just because they were not adopted.
Breeder:
There are over 1.8 million show breeders, over 1.3 million amateur breeders, over 2.6 million mixed breeders, which breed millions of cats and dogs every year.
Pet Store/Puppy Mill:
There are over 500,000 pet stores that breed their own animals.
Puppy mills can have between 10 and 1000 dogs that are being bred, with little to no time in between breeding.
Dogs in puppy mills often catch diseases and sicknesses from the mills, and the animals are treated poorly.
Our Storify shows some pets and where their owners got them from. A lot of people adopt a pet or get them from a breeder. Here is what you should know about where to get your pets from:
Shelter:
About 6-8 million animals are put into shelters each year, and only about 2.7 million animals are adopted every year.
Every year there are about 3.7 million animals that are euthanized: about 5 in 10 dogs and 7 in 10 cats, just because they were not adopted.
Breeder:
There are over 1.8 million show breeders, over 1.3 million amateur breeders, over 2.6 million mixed breeders, which breed millions of cats and dogs every year.
Pet Store/Puppy Mill:
There are over 500,000 pet stores that breed their own animals.
Puppy mills can have between 10 and 1000 dogs that are being bred, with little to no time in between breeding.
Dogs in puppy mills often catch diseases and sicknesses from the mills, and the animals are treated poorly.