You have seen them on your way to work, the store, taking your kids to school; they seem to be everywhere. The number of sick, starving, and homeless dogs and cats on Guam is staggering and increases every day as unsterilized pets run the streets. Some are adult animals whose human families no longer want them or cannot care for them. Many get lost and never make it home. Too many kittens and puppies are born because owners did not have their pets spayed or neutered in time. The truth is that there just are not enough homes for them all. The lucky ones get a chance at a permanent home, while the rest become part of a tragic surplus of pets. What happens to this "surplus"? Some are hit by cars, become wounded in fights, and others suffer abuse by uncaring people. They get sick. They starve. Most of them die.
Some of the fortunate animals end up in the shelter, where trained caregivers make every effort to find them new homes. However, the numbers tell a tragic story. There are many more pets in the shelter than there are people able to provide loving homes. Thousands of pets are euthanized every year for one painfully simple, tragic, and preventable reason: no one wants them. This is a heartbreaking waste of life. If you have always wished you could do something to help, now is your chance.
