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We would like to meet others interested in the protection and welfare of animals, including other organizations. We would also like to meet people interested in being sponsors and volunteers!
Contact Information
E MAIL:
[email protected]
ON LINE:
http://goshenanimalwelfareleague.org
By mail:
Goshen Animal Welfare League, Inc.
PO Box 362
Goshen, NY 10924
Important Statistics- Spay/Neuter information
This is what the public needs to know
_Approximately 2,500 kittens and puppies are born each hour in the United States- One cat and her offspringcan produce 420, 000 cats in seven years.
_One dog and her offspring can produce 67, 000 pups in seven years.
_Animal Control agencies and shelters recieve approximately 27, 000, 000 animals annually.
_Those animals not adopted within a week are killed by lethal injection or by undesirable methods such as in carbon monoxide gas poisoning or decompression chambers (5,000,000 animals annually)
_It is estimated that some 5,000 puppy mills are operating today, breeding more than a 500,000 dogs a year.
_Helpless victims of the euthanasia room, purebred dogs make up approximately 20% to 30% of shelter populations.
_At least 60% of dogs and 78% of cats that enter shelters are euthanized.
Animal guardians who do not spay and neuter their pets are the single greatest cause of companion animal tragedy. Informing the public about this desperate situation will help alleviate the tragic results. Sterilizing helps stem the tide of overpopulation; it does not make animals fat and lazy, harm their health, or alter their personalties, as some people mistakenly believe. Spaying reduces the stress and discomfort that females endure during "heat" periods, eliminates the risk of uterine cancer and greatly reduces the chance of mammary cancer. Neutered males are far less likely to roam, fight, or spray, and are far less likely to develop testicular cancer.
