According to the World Animal Foundation, an average of 6.3 million pets enter U.S. shelters each year. With only 3,943 animal shelters in the U.S., animals are put into cramped and uncomfortable spaces for months at a time.
While shelters are extremely beneficial for the unhoused animal populations, they are only a temporary solution.
With only 4.1 million pets adopted per year, shelter numbers are extremely high and difficult to manage financially and physically.
Another issue that animals face is being euthanized, or put down. According to The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, if people don’t think an animal will be adopted in their first 72 hours in a shelter, they have a risk of being put to sleep if space is limited.