Fast Facts: Pet Overpopulation in the U.S.

It is impossible to determine how many stray dogs and cats live in the United States; estimates for cats alone range up to 70 million.

The cost of spaying or neutering a pet is less than the cost of raising puppies or kittens for a year.

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.

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