Strays in Hawaii
Stray cats and dogs
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Stray cats and dogs
Stray animals are considered domestic animals that roam freely without the supervision of a human. According to "Animal Overpopulation" (2012), there are over 70 million stray cats and dogs in the United States. The amount of strays pose problems medically to humans and themselves. Even though people should be able to do what they want with their own pets, the over population of cats and dogs is becoming a serious problem throughout the United States, roaming the streets in America the lack of medical attention is causing diseases and population growth in strays. Some intervention is needed in order to lessen the amount of strays in America.
The overpopulation of domestic animal being abandoned is adding to the rapid amount of strays. The approximate amount of stray cats in Hawaii in unknown, however 13,000 cats a year a euthanized yearly ("A feral Cat Problem in Hawaii", 1999). Hawaii has a high transient rate of individuals that live on the Island. With the amount of military personal and college student on the island some of these people leave their pets on island after they move ("A feral Cat Problem in Hawaii", 1999).
With the strays that are left behind and those that are also abandoned by the local population these stray can reproduce. With no supervision the growth of the cat and dog species can expand out of control. With owner’s diligence and care domestic animals can be sprayed and neutered. The lack of medical attention can lead to diseases that are critical to animals as well as humans. Rabies is the most communally know diseases that stray animals carry and if bitten can be transferred to humans. Strays also carries ticks. Tick bite could lead to headache, nausea, Lyme disease, and even death in worst case scenario.
With the stray population already high spraying and neutering is the key in keeping the numbers down in the future. Spraying and neutering leads to
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September 10, 2013
Stray cats and dogs
Stray animals are considered domestic animals that roam freely without the supervision of a human. According to "Animal Overpopulation" (2012), there are over 70 million stray cats and dogs in the United States. The amount of strays pose problems medically to humans and themselves. Even though people should be able to do what they want with their own pets, the over population of cats and dogs is becoming a serious problem throughout the United States, roaming the streets in America the lack of medical attention is causing diseases and population growth in strays. Some intervention is needed in order to lessen the amount of strays in America.
The overpopulation of domestic animal being abandoned is adding to the rapid amount of strays. The approximate amount of stray cats in Hawaii in unknown, however 13,000 cats a year a euthanized yearly ("A feral Cat Problem in Hawaii", 1999). Hawaii has a high transient rate of individuals that live on the Island. With the amount of military personal and college student on the island some of these people leave their pets on island after they move ("A feral Cat Problem in Hawaii", 1999).
With the strays that are left behind and those that are also abandoned by the local population these stray can reproduce. With no supervision the growth of the cat and dog species can expand out of control. With owner’s diligence and care domestic animals can be sprayed and neutered. The lack of medical attention can lead to diseases that are critical to animals as well as humans. Rabies is the most communally know diseases that stray animals carry and if bitten can be transferred to humans. Strays also carries ticks. Tick bite could lead to headache, nausea, Lyme disease, and even death in worst case scenario.
With the stray population already high spraying and neutering is the key in keeping the numbers down in the future. Spraying and neutering leads to
References: A feral cat problem in Hawaii. (1999). Retrieved from http://www.hicat.org/HCF/FeralProblem.html Animal Overpopulation. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.oxfordpets.com Companion Pets. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.animalmosaic.org