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What You Can Do To Help

Pet sharing has already started and is a great way to help reduce abandoned animals

Spay or neuter their pets

Hosting adoption events

Join The Movement
Groups:

Siberian Husky Rescue

Retired Greyhound

Villalobos Rescue Center

Pet Helpers

Events & Shopping:

Charleston County Parks Pet Fest

Howl-O-Ween Ball

Re-Tail

Raise Money & Awareness

Hosting a walk-and-paw-a-thon or other pet focus event

Create Custom T-Shirts

Start a movement or protest or fundraisers

Share via social media

Start a blog

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Problems In the Community

Raised by humans - animals don’t know how to survive in the wild

Pet waste is toxic to the environment, dog POOP contains 23 million bacteria

A dog population of 11,400 = 5,000 pounds of POOP

Laws To Help the Environment

Governments can help by making laws stronger

Pet licensing stricter and make higher taxes for animal breeders

Euthanization - It's Sad

2.7 million dogs and cats are killed every year because shelters are too full

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Animal abandonment Statistics

4 million dogs are abandoned each year in the United States

animal shelters are full. 7.6 million animals enter shelters nationwide each year

25% of dogs that enter local shelters are purebred

Twice as many animals in shelters have been given up by their owners vs. strays

Laws To Help Animals

Animal abuse is punishable for up to 60 - 90 days in jail and fines up to $800

A third offense can be imprisoned for up to two years and  fine of up to $2,000 dollars

Releasing animals into the wild is illegal

Dog racing is illegal in 39 states

It is law that x-military dogs must be given the chance for adoption

Animals Have Feelings To

Cat’s brains are 90% similar to human brains

Animals show empathy

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Ways to Get Involved

Find something you care about and speak up

To be effective, make realistic goals

Teen Activists

Abby Reimen from McLean, Virginia

Helping Animals In Need Is Important

Controls the spread of disease

Feral animals can be harmful

animals help humans, too