Tuesday, April 6, 2010

"Be the change you wish to see in the world."

"Be the change you wish to see in the world." To me this quote means that if u want the world to change you have to change yourself. The world can only change if we as individuals change ourselves. Instead of being selfish we have to help people who are not as fortunate as us. If no one in the world changes than the process for the world to change will be extremely slow. We have to change the world before its to late.
SPCA

This, according to the findings of a comprehensive new survey commissioned by PetSmart Charities and conducted online by Ipsos Marketing among 2,000 U.S. adults and an additional 1,000 adults who acquired a dog or a cat in the past year.

He survey also found that about 40 percent of pet owners acquired their dog or cat without doing advance research; 76 percent of pets are acquired from sources other than animal shelters; and that the top reasons people don't adopt pets from shelters are the desire for a specific breed or type of pet and uncertainty about shelters and the pet-adoption process.


Without help from an SPCA International emergency grant, animals often have to die when a shelter is hit by such an emergency

Shelters and rescue groups across the globe face unexpected emergencies every day – fire, burglary, natural disasters, or an influx of animals from a hording or abuse confiscation. Without help from an SPCA International emergency grant, animals often have to die when a shelter is hit by such an emergency.

An unspayed cat and her offspring can produce more than 400,000 cats. An unspayed dog and her offspring can produce over 6,000 puppies.