Edit 2 14 â¦. Over the centuries the American Dream has taken many forms. Some versions are simple like owning a house with white picket fence. Other versions are grander such as the ideals of racial equaility presented in Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech. What does this have to do with Thomas Jefferson? Thomas Jefferson was an elite, slave-owning Virginia planter who died almost 200 years ago. What could he possibly have to tell us about dreams of middleclass stability or hopes of racial harmony? Why is Thomas Jefferson relevant today, or is he? Those are tough questions that Americans have to ask themselves as they look at Thomas Jefferson and his stature in American history and government. Why should Americans know about him and his legacy? The short answer is he was a visionary with a big dream for the United States. Thomas Jefferson's role in early American history was varied and controversial. He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
1 An estimated 6 to 8 million dogs and cats are euthanized in shelters each year. 2  Millions more are abandoned, only to suffer from illness or injury before dying. 3  Source: Doris Day Animal League. 4  The perceived high cost of altering is not the problem, but the lack of education, i.e., its benefits.
The main reasons animals are in shelters: owners give them up, or animal control finds them on the street. Homeless animals outnumber homeless people 5 to 1. Each year, approximately 2.7 million dogs and cats are killed every year because shelters are too full and there arenât enough adoptive homes. Act as a publicist for your local shelter so pets can find homes. Sign up for Shelter Pet PR. Approximately 7.6 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide every year. Of those, approximately 3.9 million are dogs and 3.4 million are cats. Tackle a campaign to make the world suck less. 1  According to the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy (NCPPSP), less than 2% of cats and only 15 to 20% of dogs are returned to their owners. 2  25% of dogs that enter local shelters are purebred. About twice as many animals enter shelters as strays compared to the number that are relinquished by their owners. Itâs impossible to determine how many stray dogs and cats live in the United States. Estimates for cats alone range up to 70 million.