BEST SOLUTION FOR ACTION

The best solution to stop animal overpopulation is to buy your pet from an animal shelter instead of a breeder. It’s easy for people to go to an animal shelter. There is always a local one nearby. Animal shelters are also much more affordable than a breeder. Adopting a dog from a shelter costs around $200-$300 however than includes: a physical examination, vaccinations, microchip implant, free medications for the first two weeks, heart worm test, and more. Buying from a breeder would cost anywhere from $1500 and up. The average family would not be able to afford such an expensive pet. Although many people are not well educated about shelters and are sometimes doubtful about shelters and the quality of animals, it would be easy to inform them of how easy, and reliable shelters really are.

If people were to start buying animals from shelters instead of breeders, it would put some of those breeders out of business. However, that would be a contributing factor to stopping animal overpopulation. Breeders send some of there puppies and the leftovers to puppy mills and then start over breeding new puppies. This increases the animal population tremendously. With breeders being put out of business, and people adopting the numerous animals from shelters, the animal population will reduced to a reasonable level.

Other solutions like having pets spayed or neutered, donating, and breeders being more thorough when looking into families wanting to buy a pet would be too hard to enforce and are too expensive.

Buying your pet from an animal shelter is the best option to help the problem of animal overpopulation. It’s easy, affordable, and there are many ways to educate the public on the idea. Not only will families benefit from acquiring a new, loving pet, but the animals will also benefit from acquiring a family and home.





Works Cited:

http://www.animalhumanesociety.org/adoption?t=dog

http://www.animalhumanesociety.org/adoption/procedures/feeincludes

http://www.dogshowjournal.com/KAYEKIDS/PUPPY.htm

http://www.ritzkennels.com/puppymills.html