pet adoption project

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

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Animals Entering Shelters

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Animals Euthanized

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Animals Adopted

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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