Research Log #1 - Solutionary Project 2023

Date: 2-14-23
Name: Korie Wong
Essential Question: Why are people not adopting pets?

Three Points to Prove: #1: OVERCROWDED SHELTERS

#2: ABANDONED ANIMALS
#3: EUTHANIZATION

Point that this Source Proves: # The Human Society of the United States

Excerpts (These should provide insight into the Point to Prove):

Millions of pets enter shelters and rescues in the United States each year.

Analysis (How does this source support the Point to Prove?):

This website is giving 10 reasons on why you should adopt a pet. You will help and animal in need. There are
millions of pets that enter shelters and rescues all over the United States each year. These pets are sometimes
surrendered by their loving families that can’t afford to take care of them at the time and some are victims to animal
cruelty. The number of pets who are euthanized has dropped drastically over the years due to the work of the animal
shelters and rescue professionals. Thousands of pets are still in need of a home each year. You will find a happy
addition to your family. Majority of pets in shelters were brought to the shelter because of a lack of affordable, pet-
friendly housing and access to the vet. Adopting from a shelter will cost lest medically for the pets. Shelters and
rescues provide a significant amount of medical care prior to adoption which includes spay or neuter, first
vaccinations, parasite prevention (tick, fleas, heartworm disease) and microchipping and adoption fees typically don’t
cover the cost incurred by the shelter. Free or low-cost adoption events are great ways to talk with a shelter or rescue
about whether a pet is a great match for you and your family. By adopting you will encourage others to adopt from a
shelter. Adoption was rare before but thanks to decades of advocacy, adoption is the most popular way to obtain a new
pet.
Adoption is a way to fight puppy mills. Puppy mills are factory-style breeding facilities that put profit above
the welfare of dogs. Animals from puppy mills are housed in shockingly poor conditions with improper medical care
and are often very sick and behaviorally troubled. The moms of these puppies are kept in cages to bred over and over
for years, without human companionship and with little hope of ever joining a family and when they are no longer
profitable, they are either killed, abandoned, or sold at auction. Puppy mills customers are unsuspecting consumers
who ship in pet stores, over the internet or through classified ads. Puppy mills will continue to operate until people stop
supporting them. When you adopt from a local shelter or rescue, you will have a long-term resource if you come into a
challenge with your pet. Many organizations offer free behavior support, may negotiate with a future landlord with
you, provide free pet food if you are facing challenging times and may ever have a veterinary clinic to help keep your
pet healthy for their life. Not only pet give you unconditional love, but it is shown to be psychologically, emotionally,
and physically beneficial to their companions. Caring for a pet can provide a sense of purpose and fulfillment and
lessen feelings of loneliness.
When adopting a pet, you may be meeting your local shelter for the first time. Maybe they’re overwhelmed
and you learn they receive no or very little local or state funding to care for animals, so you help them with a
fundraising event or collect pet food donations for their pantry or maybe you find that your local shelter is so much
more than a place to adopt an animal and you begin volunteering at their low-cost spay/neuter clinic. You could also
learn that they are developing ways to keep pets out of the shelter through temporary foster programs and you sign up
to foster a pet from someone who needs to be hospitalized. Learning about your local shelter can open your eyes to the
vast array of programs available to your community and all the ways you can help. When pets are adopted faster than
they arrive at a local shelter, it allows your local organizations to focus on the root causes of pet intake. When they
have fewer animals in the building (or in foster homes), they can strengthen programs to reunite lost pets with their
families or meet with elected officials to create more pet-friendly housing in your community
Work Cited (correct MLA format): https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/top-reasons-adopt-pet

“Top Reasons to Adopt a Pet.” The Humane Society of the United States,

https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/top-reasons-adopt-pet. 

This is a reputable and reliable article because

This website is from the humane society which is a rescue and adoption center for all types of animals all over the
world. There is a humane society all over the world and one in hawai’i.

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