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Take Action: Ask President Obama for a National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day!
Ask President Obama to raise awareness about shelter animals by establishing a National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day!
Final signature count: 18,515
Sponsored by: TAILS Pet Media Group
If you're looking for a new pet, it can be tempting to go straight to a breeder or to be enticed by kittens being sold at pet stores. But if you really want to save an animal's life, you might consider adopting a pet from your local animal shelter.
Animals end up at shelters for all kinds of reasons — they may have been stray, or they may have been unwanted by previous owners. One thing is for certain: animals who end up in shelters are the most at-risk for euthanization due to overcrowding or inability to be adopted.
That's why adopting from a shelter can save more than just your pet's life. It clears room for other stray or unwanted animals to come and have the chance to be adopted.
Write to President Obama asking him to endorse a National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day, so that we can raise awareness about the importance of saving the lives of our shelter animals!
Dear President Obama,
I want to add my voice to the more than 300,000 people who have already joined the TAILS Pet Media Group's Letters for Pets campaign requesting a National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day.
With almost ten million animals euthanized each year in the United States, it's perplexing that many people still turn to commercial breeders and pet stores to purchase their pets. Shelter animals are at the highest risk of being euthanized due to shelter overcrowding. There is simply no way our shelters can sustain the number of animals who need homes.
This is why it's so vital that we emphasize the importance of adopting from a shelter. Shelter adoptions not only give a safe home to the pet being adopted, but also clear space for other needy animals who need a place to live.
I am writing to ask that you implement a National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day so we can educate the public on the significance of adopting from a shelter. It's time to stand up for our pets!
Thank you for your consideration.
Petition Signatures
Jan 28, 2013
Kathryn Huss
As a HOPE foster for six kitties, and a colony manager for five others, I am learning the magnitude of the homeless animal problem. Please help us care for these wonderful, smart, loving friends. Give them a brighter future, by educating the Public.
Jan 11, 2013
Aislinn Feyre-cild
Jan 10, 2013
Mary Price
Jan 10, 2013
Pamela Zahorik
Jan 10, 2013
JULIE GORDON
Jan 10, 2013
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Jan 10, 2013
Janys walsh
please endorse a National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day. thank-you
Jan 10, 2013
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Jan 10, 2013
Irene Gianna
Jan 9, 2013
SHARON BLAIS
pLEASE HELP US HELP THE UNLOVED, UNWANTED, NEGLECTED AND ABUSED ANIMALS FIND FOREVER AND LOVING HOMES.
Jan 9, 2013
Raquel Tamer
Jan 9, 2013
Dolores Machart
Jan 9, 2013
Amanda Hunt
Jan 9, 2013
Paige Boyke
Jan 9, 2013
Sarah Blackburn
Jan 9, 2013
Willemien van der Does
Jan 9, 2013
Kristy Limon
Jan 9, 2013
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Jan 9, 2013
Elizabeth Robles
Jan 8, 2013
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Please come to the aid of so many millions of animals that are killed each year because they have little or no chance of being adopted. This tells a tale of what sort of society we truly are.
Jan 8, 2013
Debra Kauffunger
Jan 8, 2013
Cynthia Holt
HELP!
Jan 8, 2013
spider spiritus
Jan 8, 2013
Diana Armstrong
Jan 8, 2013
Tracey Mangus
Jan 8, 2013
Kim Garside
Jan 8, 2013
Sher Gilbert
Jan 8, 2013
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Jan 7, 2013
Patty Cummings
Jan 7, 2013
andreia almeida
Jan 7, 2013
Rachel alberson
Jan 7, 2013
Marine Chevriaux
Jan 7, 2013
lefevre yvonne
Jan 6, 2013
aeron free
Jan 6, 2013
steph bambenek
This would be a tremendous way to help reduce the shelter population! Please help!
Jan 6, 2013
Becky Bottolfson'
Jan 5, 2013
Jean Edwards
For once in your presidency, do something that will benefit others more than it will you! Create a National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day and give the cats and dogs in animal shelters a new lease on life.
Jan 5, 2013
sherin nagra
Jan 5, 2013
Regina Dickerson
Jan 5, 2013
Paula Sogorka
Jan 5, 2013
Lia Baubin
Obama, do something effective while in office.
Jan 5, 2013
Amber Twogood
Please think of your dog when reading this request and where would he be?
Jan 5, 2013
Kim Kane
Jan 5, 2013
lefevre jean-yves
Jan 5, 2013
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Jan 4, 2013
shelly jones
Jan 4, 2013
Anton Wirth
Jan 4, 2013
Ana Ferreira
Jan 4, 2013
Justin Roberts
Jan 4, 2013
peggy peters
