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Each year some 30 million puppies and kittens are born in
the United States. It is estimated that 1 out of 10 of these animals born will
find a permanent home. The rest will live on the streets until they either
starve to death, get picked up by local dog warden deputies, end up in dog
fighting rings, puppy mills, or other abusive and cruel situations. Most are
thrown out like trash. Mandatory spaying and neutering laws could help to curb
these problems tremendously. Only ten percent of shelter intakes are already
spayed or neutered. Too many healthy, adoptable animals are euthanized each
year in shelters while puppy mills and backyard breeders are turning high
profits. The Mahoning County Pound took in over 900 dogs in 2012, these are some of their faces.
