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Pet Adoption Project
Memberso Barbara MacDonald
o Becky Snyder
o Holly Spencer
o Mercedes Tejera
o Cassie Witten
Our Objectiveso Inform the community
about what is happening with this population of animals.
o Promote adoptions with Poster Exhibit and a Carnival.
o Endorse consciousness about pets in society.
o Tell the location of some NWA shelters.
Tasks Completed
• Each team member contacted as many local shelters as possible• Photographed animals at shelters• Learned information about each individual
shelter
• Nationwide data collected on Internet• Promoted Annual Howl-o-Ween Carnival• Displayed poster at NWACC to promote
local animals available for adoption
Pet Overpopulation
• Every year millions of animals are needlessly disposed of, simply because there are not enough homes for them all– In seven years, one female cat and her
offspring can theoretically produce 420,000 cats
– In six years, one female dog and her offspring can theoretically produce 67,000 dogs
Howl-O-Ween Carnival 2006
Math Component
0
1000000
2000000
3000000
4000000
5000000
6000000
7000000
8000000
1994 1995 1996 1997 2010 2015
Animals Entering Shelters
Series1
0
1000000
2000000
3000000
4000000
5000000
1994 1995 1996 1997 2010 2015
Animals Euthanized
Series1
0
500000
1000000
1500000
2000000
2500000
1994 1995 1996 1997 2010 2015
Animals Adopted
Series1
Average Outcome
24%
10%
63%
3%
Adopted
Returned
Euthanized
Other
Absolute and Relative Change
• Entering1995-4,064,540 Absolute=2,845,3192010-6,909,859 Relative=70%• Euthanized1995-2,564,725 Absolute=1,813,5352010-4,378,260 Relative= 70.7%• Adopted1995-963,287 Absolute=899,5922010-1,862,879 Relative=93.3%
The Solution• Spay or Neuter your pet
• Keep I.D. tags on your pets
• Adopt a pet from your local shelter
• Donate – Supplies– Money– Volunteer your time
Available for Adoption
Penny
Chaco
Agnas
Rico
AKA
BonBon
Sable
Gemini
Shelters
o Bellavistahttp://www.petfinder.org
o Bentonvillehttp://www.petfinder.org
o Centertonhttp://www.h4ha.org
o Rogershttp://www.pawdsquad.org