Today is International Homeless Animal Day!!!

Today is a very important day to cat lovers around the world. It's International Homeless Animals Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness of pets everywhere who do not have a loving human to share their life. It can seem like a sad day, but it is also a very hopeful day—it's a great chance to help spread the word about responsible pet ownership and help make some new homes!

In the state of Victoria, Australia during the financial year 2010-2011, there was over 30 thousand dogs and cats turned over to the RSPCA.  Only 9,300 dogs and 19,000 cats found homes. Of the rest 11,500 cats and dogs had to be destroyed.

 

Although many of these animals are healthy and adoptable, their sheer numbers outweigh the availability of good homes. For instance, a single female cat and her offspring can produce 420,000 cats in seven years. A female dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 dogs in just six years. This tragedy can be prevented

There are other organizations that try and find homes for these cats and dogs such as "The Animal Re-homing Service Inc." This is a not for profit service that helps people find homes for their pets when they can no longer care for them. You can find out about animals available for re-homing at http://www.tars.org.au/

So please give a homeless kitty or dog a home!