The current issue concerning my CORE program would have to be over populated shelters. My view point would be this true in almost every shelter around Oklahoma and many other States you hear about how they are needing families to adopt these animals to help avoid the animals to being put down. There is so many backyard breeders that just keeps adding more and more to the over crowed shelters. Step Two: According to google American Humane is one of the founding members of the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy. There was over 1,000 shelters that had replied to a survey stating that over 4.3 million animals was being handled. In 1997, roughly 64 percent of the total number of animals that entered shelters were euthanized -- approximately 2.7 million animals in just these 1,000 shelters. Some of these animals may have been put down due to the over population in the shelters …show more content…
This shelter has actually be under fire do to them turning away people who have actually been trying to release their pets into there care since they are not able to or not wanting to take care of them anymore. Also in Edmond they to are over populated Edmond takes in 1,700 to 2,000 dogs and cats annually, and like Norman, the shelter struggles to manage its pet population but they do end up having to euthanize a few dog's just to keep it from being overpopulated. Step Four: After doing a lot of research on this topic I have not find anyone who is actually against trying to help the overpopulated. Everything that I have actually looked at and researched and everyone is wanting to find the best way possible to make shelters no kill shelters but also having shelters not so over populated. Once all this can get a happy medium then I think animals will have a better chance of finding their forever homes and no being put down. Step