6.1

Define the situation or problem, and explain how it affects your community.

ANIMAL OVERPOPULATION

• Lots of homeless animals in shelters
• Strays wondering the streets
• Overflowing into the community, threatening the residents
• People should start adopting from shelters instead of puppy mills
• Animals are being abused and neglected
• Numerous helpless animals being euthanized

Construct a circular-flow diagram that incorporates effects of problem on economic products and various sectors of the economy: How does this issue affect local residents, area businesses, our government, international trade, resources, goods and services, and finances?

• With more animals, there is more variety for families looking for a family pet
• Businesses need to be careful animals don't get into trash outside their buildings
• Governments spending more money on animal shelters, animal cops, and money to buy pentobarbital for euthanizations
  
• Businesses buy and sell stocks to make money
• Import chemicals to make pentobarbital
• Export pentobarbital to other countries to keep animal population under control
  
• Overpopulation creates more job opportunities which increases wages which allows for people to increase their savings
• Veterinarians are starting to spay and neuter more animals
• Money being borrowed to make pentobarbital and shelters for animals

Works Cited:

http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/pet_overpopulation/

http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/abuse_neglect/

http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/all_issues.html

http://www.idausa.org/facts/overpopulation.html