- ANIMALS -
- Every year in the U.S. over 20,000,000 cats & dogs end up in a shelter.
Of these, over 15,000,000 are euthanized.
- Approximately 10 billion animals are killed each year in the U.S. for food.
- The Animal Welfare Act, meant to provide minimal protection for animals, excludes rats, mice & birds in
laboratories (95% of the animals used in research).
- Every minute, $19,000 worth of endangered animals or animal parts is sold on the world's black market.
- Signs of Hope -
Many compassionate people & programs around the world are working to protect animals from neglect, cruelty & extinction:
POPULATION REDUCTION: Animal adoption programs, no-kill shelters & low-cost spaying & neutering programs are all helping to protect companion animals.
WILLING ENTERTAINERS: Audiences are frequenting circuses that feature the amazing feats of talented people & turning away from the harsh realities of animal circuses.
WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES: The Great Ape Conservation Act establishes a federal fund for projects in Africa & Asia that conserve great apes in their natural habitat. International groups have created & expanded national parks to protect leopard & bear populations in Tibet. Whale sanctuaries have been established to protect the gray whale & the white whale.
ENDANGERED ANIMALS: In the U.S., the Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973 and a number of species have been brought back from the edge of extinction, including the American bald eagle, the California condor & the gray wolf.
JOIN other animal lovers by supporting one of the leading charities working for their protection & humane treatment.
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