It's because of over breeding and people not having the animals fixed. so they are overpopulating. if they did not put some down the world would be more over run with them then they are. Don't blame the shelters, blame the people that don't get there dog or cat fixed. So any of your friends that don't have there dog or cat fixed blame them.
Run for office, get ithe policy changed.
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