Why Environmentalists Should Care about Pet Euthanasia – September 23, 2012

We treat our companion animals like we treat our disposable products

Each morning when I check my daily Facebook feed, I am greeted by the large, lovely eyes of dozens of cats. These are not the scrunched up, comic faces of LOLCats or YouTube clips featuring a fluffy gray kitten adorably attacking apples on her owner’s bed. Instead, these are the faces of the cats scheduled to be euthanized at the animal control centers in my native New York City, where an estimated 12,000 animals are put down annually.

Photo by Ian UmedaAmericans surrender 12 million animals to shelters every year, half of whom are killed. Ironically, we
also have proven ourselves to be a… more

by: Laura Kiesel

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