Question - Out of Curiosity.....

[Wylie's Mom]

Okay folks, this is a good discussion, but I can hardly read it bc there are so many mis-quotes and improper use of quotes (which I'm going to try to fix if I can figure out what is what).

Please, PREVIEW your posts to check quoting accuracy. If you don't know how to use quotes, please ask for help, or don't use them as the result is not only too difficult to read - but makes it appear as though people typed something they did *not* type at all (and this actually refers not to just this thread, but is happening all over the board lately).

Thank you so much, it would be so helpful if everyone previewed their posts before hitting submit !

[straightsilk]

Originally Posted by jp4m2

After seeing this thread I started wondering myself, why are so many pets in shelters ?.....After trying to do some research I found very little information was available in regards to this problem. There was one study done by The Regional Shelter Relinquishment Study sponsored by the National Council on
Pet Population Study and Policy (NCPPSP)……..Here are some stats they found……..even though it's a little dated....

Top 10 Reasons for Relinquishment*
Dogs:
1. Moving (7%)
2. Landlord not allowing pet (6%)
3. Too many animals in household (4%)
4. Cost of pet maintenance (5%)
5. Owner having personal problems (4%)
6. Inadequate facilities (4%)
7. No homes available for litter mates (3%)
8. Having no time for pet (4%)
9. Pet illness(es) (4%)
10. Biting (3%)


Characteristics of Pets Being Relinquished
In addition to the reasons for relinquishment, the study collected data on the pets being relinquished. According to the study:
• The majority of the surrendered dogs (47.7%) and cats (40.3%) were between 5 months and 3 years of age.
• The majority of dogs (37.1%) and cats (30.2) had been owned from 7 months to 1 year.
• Approximately half of the pets (42.8% of dogs; 50.8% of cats) surrendered were not neutered. Many of the pets relinquished (33% of dogs; 46.9% of cats) had not been to a veterinarian.
• Animals acquired from friends were relinquished in higher numbers (31.4% of dogs; 33.2% of cats) than from any other source.
• Close to equal numbers of male and female dogs and cats were surrendered.
• Most dogs (96%) had not received any obedience training.


The survey also revealed :

......on average, 42.5 percent of pets that entered animal shelters were submitted by animal control authorities and nearly 30 percent were surrendered by their owners. The remainder was relinquished by other sources…..

In addition, the majority of respondents--62 percent--were under 30 years of age and 52 percent had at least finished high school…….

Findings included that 30% of dogs and 6% of relinquished cats were purebred. Most animals were between 5 months and 3 years of age. Twenty-seven percent of dogs and 36.5% of cats were reported to live outdoors always or almost always....

……..Dogs were at increased risk of relinquishment if they were obtained at no cost or if their purchase cost was less than $100………. dogs obtained at no cost and with little effort are at increased risk of relinquishment. This might reflect a lack of value to the owner or a lower level
of attachment or commitment.....

Mixed-breed animals were at increased risk of relinquishment. Dogs
who came from an animal shelter, friend, or pet shop or who had been a stray were at increased risk of relinquishment compared with dogs who entered households as gifts. ………

Of the 71 reasons for relinquishment recorded in the study, 24 were classified as behavioral. Behavioral reasons accounted for 27% of the single-reason canine relinquishment's……

…… Significantly more people relinquishing dogs and cats felt that a female dog or cat would be better off if she had one litter before being spayed…….


I was very surprised that 62% of the surrenders are from young people. If moving is the number one reason for relinquishment I would venture to guess it's the younger pet owners doing so.

Also I found the "31% of relinquished dogs acquired from friends" a sad statistic. These dumped pets could have been prevented if neutering or spaying had been done ....It's just a sad situation ........

[livingdustmops]

Originally Posted by jp4m2

After seeing this thread I started wondering myself, why are so many pets in shelters ?.....After trying to do some research I found very little information was available in regards to this problem. There was one study done by The Regional Shelter Relinquishment Study sponsored by the National Council on
Pet Population Study and Policy (NCPPSP)……..Here are some stats they found……..even though it's a little dated....

Top 10 Reasons for Relinquishment*
Dogs:
1. Moving (7%)
2. Landlord not allowing pet (6%)
3. Too many animals in household (4%)
4. Cost of pet maintenance (5%)
5. Owner having personal problems (4%)
6. Inadequate facilities (4%)
7. No homes available for litter mates (3%)
8. Having no time for pet (4%)
9. Pet illness(es) (4%)
10. Biting (3%)


Characteristics of Pets Being Relinquished
In addition to the reasons for relinquishment, the study collected data on the pets being relinquished. According to the study:
• The majority of the surrendered dogs (47.7%) and cats (40.3%) were between 5 months and 3 years of age.
• The majority of dogs (37.1%) and cats (30.2) had been owned from 7 months to 1 year.
• Approximately half of the pets (42.8% of dogs; 50.8% of cats) surrendered were not neutered. Many of the pets relinquished (33% of dogs; 46.9% of cats) had not been to a veterinarian.
• Animals acquired from friends were relinquished in higher numbers (31.4% of dogs; 33.2% of cats) than from any other source.
• Close to equal numbers of male and female dogs and cats were surrendered.
• Most dogs (96%) had not received any obedience training.


The survey also revealed :

......on average, 42.5 percent of pets that entered animal shelters were submitted by animal control authorities and nearly 30 percent were surrendered by their owners. The remainder was relinquished by other sources…..

In addition, the majority of respondents--62 percent--were under 30 years of age and 52 percent had at least finished high school…….

Findings included that 30% of dogs and 6% of relinquished cats were purebred. Most animals were between 5 months and 3 years of age. Twenty-seven percent of dogs and 36.5% of cats were reported to live outdoors always or almost always....

……..Dogs were at increased risk of relinquishment if they were obtained at no cost or if their purchase cost was less than $100………. dogs obtained at no cost and with little effort are at increased risk of relinquishment. This might reflect a lack of value to the owner or a lower level
of attachment or commitment.....

Mixed-breed animals were at increased risk of relinquishment. Dogs
who came from an animal shelter, friend, or pet shop or who had been a stray were at increased risk of relinquishment compared with dogs who entered households as gifts. ………

Of the 71 reasons for relinquishment recorded in the study, 24 were classified as behavioral. Behavioral reasons accounted for 27% of the single-reason canine relinquishment's……

…… Significantly more people relinquishing dogs and cats felt that a female dog or cat would be better off if she had one litter before being spayed…….


[B][U]I was very surprised that 62% of the surrenders are from young people. If moving is the number one reason for relinquishment I would venture to guess it's the younger pet owners doing so.

Also I found the "31% of relinquished dogs acquired from friends" a sad statistic. These dumped pets could have been prevented if neutering or spaying had been done ....It's just a sad situation ........

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Excellent information and I am a big believer in stats...I have watched people on YT give their opinions on many things in rescue without looking at the total picture but I believe many people on YT have been turned down because of age.

It is a known fact that Yorkies do not always like children...not all but generally speaking it is a view of the breed, Yorkies are very difficult to housebreak, Yorkies are companion animals and need attention and the list could go on.

So a 20 year old comes to rescue and wants a "baby"...the odds are this persons life is going to change radically in the next 5 to 10 years (travel, dating, husband and children) and many of these life changes do not work well with Yorkies and a number of Yorkies are turned into rescue because of no time, house breaking issues and they are nipping the children.

The amazing thing to me is that I never considered getting a dog at 20...I was having to much fun and certainly do not want the responsibility of a dog or picking up dog poop. I also do not have $$$ to take care of a dog. I so wish young people would think out their lives a little longer than what is going on the next day and stop being selfish with an animals life - 62% turned into shelters/rescue.

I realize some young people can handle it but come on, 62% can't and I really wonder what was in the breeders heads who placed these dogs.

[livingdustmops]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Okay folks, this is a good discussion, but I can hardly read it bc there are so many mis-quotes and improper use of quotes (which I'm going to try to fix if I can figure out what is what).

Please, PREVIEW your posts to check quoting accuracy. If you don't know how to use quotes, please ask for help, or don't use them as the result is not only too difficult to read - but makes it appear as though people typed something they did *not* type at all (and this actually refers not to just this thread, but is happening all over the board lately).

Thank you so much, it would be so helpful if everyone previewed their posts before hitting submit !

Sorry, I know how to use quotes but I don't know how to fix when it doesn't work...boo hoo!

[red98vett]

Originally Posted by livingdustmops

Sorry, I know how to use quotes but I don't know how to fix when it doesn't work...boo hoo!

Repeat after me ......then let's say it together Cindy.....

E.D.I.T. Button

[QuickSilver]

Originally Posted by red98vett

My dog is a pervert.

Sorry, couldn't resist. Just for the record, red98vett didn't say that... at least, not on THIS thread.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by livingdustmops

Sorry, I know how to use quotes but I don't know how to fix when it doesn't work...boo hoo!

Usually, it means add a left facing bracket "]". The end bracket seems like the ones most people cut off.

The way it should look is right facing bracket [ then QUOTE=SOMEONES NAME and a left facing bracket ]. At the end of the message, it should have a right facing bracket [ with a slice sign /which stands for "end of" and the word "quote" with left facing bracket ] The area contained in a bracket gives the computer instructions and tells it when to start and stop certain things.

This page at yorkietalk helped me become the computer wiz I am. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/misc.php?do=bbcode

[MeganS]

Cindy, the problem with your quote was that you bolded the [/ of the last QUOTE bracket. The quote should look like this (without the spaces):

[ QUOTE = aasfjal ]

TEXT IN HERE

[ / QUOTE ]

Which results in:

Originally Posted by aasfjal

TEXT IN HERE

I hope that helps a bit.

[jp4m2]

Cindy, your correct in your statement in that the younger group of people wanting pets will have many changes taking place in their lives which is why they do such a huge percentage of the surrender ......The fact that they tend to be more mobile and they are adding children to their homes may account for several of the 10 reasons for surrendering a pet. The moving, landlord problems and not having time to name a few......

Does this mean that if someone in their twenties comes looking for a pet that in all probability this pet will end up in a shelter??......

The 31% of the dogs being surrendered are coming from friends was also surprising......That may fall into line with the stat that a significant number of pet owners are sadly believing that a pet should have at least one litter.....Now they have to place those pups so friends may feel obligated to take a pet when they may have not been looking.......What a terrible situation......

[livingdustmops]

Originally Posted by red98vett

Repeat after me ......then let's say it together Cindy.....

E.D.I.T. Button

HaHa...tried it and it made it worse...

[livingdustmops]

Originally Posted by QuickSilver

Sorry, couldn't resist. Just for the record, red98vett didn't say that... at least, not on THIS thread.

Well her dogs are perverts...look who they live with..a gorilla...

[livingdustmops]

Originally Posted by MeganS

Cindy, the problem with your quote was that you bolded the [/ of the last QUOTE bracket. The quote should look like this (without the spaces):

[ QUOTE = aasfjal ]

TEXT IN HERE

[ / QUOTE ]

Which results in:



I hope that helps a bit.

Thanks Megan and Nancy..I think Megan might be right....

[livingdustmops]

Originally Posted by jp4m2

Cindy, your correct in your statement in that the younger group of people wanting pets will have many changes taking place in their lives which is why they do such a huge percentage of the surrender ......The fact that they tend to be more mobile and they are adding children to their homes may account for several of the 10 reasons for surrendering a pet. The moving, landlord problems and not having time to name a few......

Does this mean that if someone in their twenties comes looking for a pet that in all probability this pet will end up in a shelter??......

The 31% of the dogs being surrendered are coming from friends was also surprising......That may fall into line with the stat that a significant number of pet owners are sadly believing that a pet should have at least one litter.....Now they have to place those pups so friends may feel obligated to take a pet when they may have not been looking.......What a terrible situation......

I have to admit I was shocked at 62% and I wonder how many young people would still adopt if they really understood all the changes that will come into their lives within the next 10 years. No, not everyone is going to do this but that statistic is to high for me unless this person has been heavily involved with rescue and can document this, from a rescue point.

I will also say, if I was still doing rescue and a young person has done a lot of work with a rescue organization then I might consider them but lots of other hurdles to overcome...

[QuickSilver]

Just remember all yorkies are dogs, but not all dogs are yorkies... meaning that while young people may constitute the majority of surrenders, that doesn't necessarily mean that most young people surrender their pets.

I mean maybe they do, but it's not clear from that stat. [/math nerd]

[livingdustmops]

Originally Posted by QuickSilver

Just remember all yorkies are dogs, but not all dogs are yorkies... meaning that while young people may constitute the majority of surrenders, that doesn't necessarily mean that most young people surrender their pets.

I mean maybe they do, but it's not clear from that stat. [/math nerd]

I agree but when it comes to apartments, husbands etc it doesn't really matter if it is a Yorkie or not...and some breeds are better with children but I guess in my mind people should be very stable in their life and prove how involved they are with helping rescue/shelter dogs before getting a dog.

It states they are under 30 years of age..help me here as I am certainly NOT a math wizzzzzzz