Rescue Rover

Linda Fortune Author of Regal: An Intimate View of One Magnificent Feline

More about homeless animals.

Welcome,
The number of homeless animals in our communities is enormous. In Tacoma, Washington alone, The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County finds homes for more than 7,000 shelter animals each year. This amounts to an average of 150 animal adoptions each week. This particular shelter finds homes for more animals than any other shelter in the State of Washington. On average, they have over 50 dogs and 35 cats available for adoption on any given day.

Considering that this number of homeless animals does not include those which come to the shelter hurt or too ill to be adopted out, it is easy to see why the numbers would indicate that it will take a united community effort and individual acts of responsibility to adequately deal with the population of homeless animals.

We all need to take constructive action. While foundations and organizations unite with the Humane Society in their effort to offer spray and neuter clinics, it will also take more responsible actions on the part of every animal owner. We need to adequately take care of all animals that we allow to come into this world by arranging for their placement into loving families, for their adoption through an organization such as the Humane Society, or we need to have their pets neutered and spayed before births can take place. Our animals are worthy of the highest treatment and care. They, too, deserve a life of quality. Homelessness is not a good option for them just as it is not for us.

Next entry: Animal adoption.
With blessings, Linda