Animal Euthanization

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“Each year, approximately 2.7 million animals are euthanized”(“Pet Statistics”). Animals are just like humans, how would you like to spend your life in a small crate and see everyone around you getting taken and euthanized knowing you will eventually too? Animals are put down everyday, and miss out on the good life due to lack of money in shelters. Animals’ are euthanized every minute due to insufficient funds, and space in the shelters. Due to recent funding, at the humane society, the euthanization rate was cut in half. (“Annual Report”). With just a few funds this, “kill shelter”, was able to save hundreds of animals lives. Provided that animals are being saved everyday by people's donations, little or big, shouldn't you go out and save

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