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  These are the recently-September 27,1998-released  
  statistics from the State of Indiana on Shelters in only  
  10 Counties. There are actually 92 Counties throughout  
  Indiana, YOU do the math.  
  Now give one reason why Spaying and Neutering is not  
  an obligation on the part of everyone.  
  statistics vary with each shelter for time slot.  
     
  BROWN COUNTY  
  Shelter opened in 1987-statistics for 1997  
 
  • 710 dogs & cats taken in
  • 65 reclaimed by owners
  • 227 adopted
  • 418 destroyed (59%)
  
  GREENE COUNTY  
  Shelter opened January 8, 1990-statistics for 1997  
 
  • 1,502 dogs & 511 cats taken in
  • 219 reclaimed by owners
  • 352 adopted
  • 1,442 destroyed (72%)
  
  JACKSON COUNTY  
  Shelter opened in Seymour about 26 years ago.-statistics for 1997  
 
  • 527 dogs & cats taken in.
  • 81 returned to owners
  • 100 adopted
  • 337 destroyed (64%)
  
  LAWRENCE COUNTY  
  Has had White River Animal Shelter for about 17 years.  
  Statistics for AUGUST 1998  
 
  • 112 dogs, 44 cats taken in.
  • 17 dogs & 4 cats adopted
  • 12 dogs & 3 cats returned to owners
  • 83 dogs & 37 cats destroyed. (77%)
  
  MARTIN COUNTY  
  NO ANIMAL SHELTER  
     
  MONROE COUNTY  
  Shelter built in mid-1960's-statistics for 1997  
 
  • 3,347 dogs, 2,725 cats & 652 other animals taken in.
  • 665 returned to owners
  • 1,089 adopted
  • 3,487 destroyed. (57%)
  
  MORGAN COUNTY  
  Morgan County Animal Shelter opened Jan.1, 1998  
  First eight months  
 
  • 2,100 animals taken in.
  • 78 returned to owners
  • 630 adopted
  • 1,360 destroyed. (65%)
  
  ORANGE COUNTY  
  Shelter opened in Paoli 20 years ago.  
  Average Monthly Statistics  
 
  • 20 dogs, 10 cats taken in.
  • 1 dog & 1 cat returned to owner
  • 7 dogs, 7 cats adopted
  • 15 animals destroyed. (50%)
  
  OWEN COUNTY  
  No Animal Shelter.  
     
  WASHINGTON COUNTY  
  Salem Dept of Animal Control & Animal Shelter  
  in operation about 15 years.  
  1997 statistics  
 
  • 1,067 dogs, 459 cats taken in.
  • 85 dogs & 18 cats returned to owners
  • 67 dogs & 39 cats adopted
  • 907 dogs & 391 cats destroyed. (85%)
  
     
  Is it fair to ask these people to take care of our dirty work?  
  How many times can you euthanize animals you have held and  
  comforted, praying someone will come in at that eleventh hour?  
  What about the ones that don't get the last peaceful moments in the  
  arms of a caring Shelter worker? The ones who are hunted down by  
  other animals or tortured by sick individuals?  
  We all have a responsibility to each and every living creature on this  
  earth. Even if you can't adopt a shelter animal or rescue a stray,  
  Put a sign in your window, donate a bag of food, just reach out in  
some small way, make a difference.  
  Remember, Kittens and Puppies aren't cute, they are alive.  
  There is nothing we can do that would be too little.  
  Never buy from a Pet Shop, chances are they received their  
  animals from breeding farms. Adopt a Shelter Animal today.  
  For more sites dealing with Animal Protection, we have listed several  
  pages. Take time to go and visit them. Educate yourself and others  
  to the plight of uncared for animals. Everything you do, bad or good,  
  involved or uninvolved will be returned to you. There is an article  
  HERE that is some of the best reading I have ever done.  
  I think it would be worth your time to check it out.  
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