Adopt a pet today! Animal shelters deserve more attention

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Rachel Garcia, Reporter

Animal shelters are constantly growing in a negative way. Shelters tend to get overfilled with so many stray dogs that need medical help or are just abandoned. This can result in a limitation towards supplies for the animals. Some shelters around Colton have been seen to have poor living conditions for these lonely animals that need love, affection, and a home. Together, we can shed light towards helping beautiful animals find a forever home!

Animals should be seen as humans as they are considered a man’s best friend. Not only do they comfort people but they are forgiving! This is very important to remember as they can put so much love into you that they can forgive and forget what has happened to them in the past. The fact that animals can be so kind shows that they shouldn’t be living in these poor conditions. Many shelters don’t provide a bed or blankets for the animals that are kept outside. This can be very dangerous as the weather can be horrendous. When it reaches cold temperatures animals can freeze to death or reach a near-death experience which no animal should go through.

I noticed when I went to some other animal shelters that they didn’t provide shade or water for these animals. When it gets very hot, it can be difficult for a dog with a thick coating to breath or stay comfortable. This was a hard thing to see as you imagine yourself in their shoes. Just imagine staying outside in the hot temperature, no water, no shade and sleeping in your feces. This can be a huge life-risking factor. A thing to keep in mind is that these animals are so innocent; they just don’t know why they’re being treated like this. That being said, together, we should help advance these shelters.

Animal shelters should always be taken into consideration no matter what. These beautiful animals shouldn’t be going through these living conditions. If you can donate anything to animal shelters you should because anything can help them from where they are now. Now that shelters are constantly growing don’t forget to adopt don’t shop!