This valuable information has not filtered down to community leaders so that programs can be developed to effectively address the situation based on research study. As a result, communities are not properly organized or positioned to respond to animal needs. The answer is very little. We have no organized programs in place to address these animal needs. Additionally, major fundraising campaigns have centered on breeding issues.
Major organization find it hard and financially risky to change their idiom.
I am now seeing a slight rise in euthanasia rates for dogs. There are higher impoundment and euthanasia rates in rural communities where there are strong agricultural influences. I ntentional breeding of pedigreed dogs and cats plays a very small role in the pet overpopulation equation. Despite these finding, aggressive anti-breeding legislation is still advocated by radical groups intent on eliminating breeders. National euthanasia reduction efforts have historically focused on the supply portion of the equation.