| Saturday July 9, 2016 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Go To Top | ||
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Shelter Pets – Changing Perceptions Location: Lincoln Courtyard According to the ASPCA, US animal shelters take in around 7.6 million companion animals every year, 3.9 million dogs, and 3.4 million cats. Each year, around 1.2 million dogs, and 1.4 million cats are euthanized in those shelters, that’s over 7,000 per day. HSUS estimates that 2.4 million of these are healthy and adoptable.
Throughout the country, the ASPCA estimates that around 13,600 shelters have adoptable pets waiting for their forever homes. People are sometimes reluctant to go to a shelter to find their new family member, there are many reasons given for this, and many of these reasons are just not based in facts… The images included in this show aim to dispel some of the myths, and show that there are perfect family members for everyone waiting patiently in a shelter to find their people. As part of the reception for this show meet local adoptable pets from shelters including Danbury Animal Welfare Society |
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