Overpopulation
of pets is many cats and dogs living in one place in a state.
For example, pets that don't have homes and live on the street.
Millions of animals live their daily lives without homes.
There
are 4 to 6 million stray animals living in the United States.
Cities like New York are filled with thousands of stray cats
and dogs. These stray animals have babies everyday. They need
homes so that the number of offspring they produce can be
controlled. There are no homes for all of these animals. Due
to these reasons, America's animal shelters grow larger each
day. Animals are really suffering out there. One reason why
is because homeless pets can die from not being fed. They
can also die from extreme temperatures, illnesses and diseases,
as well as other dangers that may occur.
How
You Solve Overpopulation
It
can be solved. Female cats and dogs make over 64,000 babies
yearly. Currently, many towns and cities have reduced their
overpopulation rates by 30 to 60 percent. Animals can be saved
by people in your community. One way people can solve overpopulation
is to adopt homeless pets. People can contribute money to
animal organizations and shelters or start their own associations
to help fight overpopulation. People can also volunteer at
animal shelters to help out by feeding the pets, helping to
clean cages or any other possible way. You don't need to adopt,
but you can call an animal shelter if you see a stray animal
in trouble. As you can see, overpopulation of homeless pets
are a serious problem.