As people continue to buy animals from breeders and puppy mills they fail to remember all of the animals suffering on the streets and in animal shelters. As people continue to not place an I.D. tag or a microchip on their pet, they are contributing to the homeless animal population. When people don’t spay or neuter their pet, the animal homelessness population rises. As people fail to consider the needs of an animal when they’re purchasing one, the risk of abandoning them increases. Animal homelessness is a continuing problem in the United States and needs to be solved.
Though animals are suffering on the streets and in animal shelters, people continue to buy their pets from breeders and puppy mills. “Nationally, only 20% of the dogs and cats in homes are adopted from animal shelters” (One At A Time). As more U.S. citizens choose breeder-bred animals, the demand for breeders and puppy mills increase. Animals in puppy mills suffer from cruelty and health problems such as blindness, deafness, heart disease, and kidney diseases. As more animals are bred, the animal homelessness rate grows. As breeders and puppy mills continue to breed more animals, they make it harder for a forsaken animal to find a home.
When a person fails to place an I.D. tag on their pet, or a microchip, it makes it easier for runaway pets to get lost and end up in an animal shelter. Though an I.D. tag or a microchip may not seem significant, it could make all the difference in the world for a