I know I can find good homes for all the puppies/kittens – especially if they’re purebreds – so what’s the problem?
For every human born in the United States, 45 cats and 15 dogs will be born. Six to eight million cats and dogs are waiting in shelters across the country; 25% of shelter animals are purebreds. Every home in which you place one of your pet’s offspring – purebred or not – takes a home away from a purebred or mixed breed dog or cat waiting in a shelter. And, in less than one year’s time, each or your pet’s offspring may have his or her own litter, contributing to the pet overpopulation problem even further. The problem of pet overpopulation is created and perpetuated one puppy/kitten and one litter at a time. Isn’t it a good idea for my children to experience the “miracle of birth?” By allowing your pet to give birth, you are contributing to pet overpopulation (please refer to previous question/answer for further information).
