Animal shelters house stray, lost, abandoned or surrendered animals. Open admission shelters accept any animal, managed admission requires appointments. Limited admission shelters focus on highly-adoptable and healthy animals
Stray animals are street-born, abandoned, or lost animals living as domestic pets. Main cause is abandonment followed by uncontrolled breeding. Time constraints and lack of legislation contribute to pet abandonment
Approximately 7.6 million pet animals enter stray every year worldwide. Stray animals reproduce uncontrollably and cause environmental problems. WHO estimates 200 million stray dogs worldwide between 2009-2010. Stray animals transmit zoonotic diseases and pose safety risks
Animal shelters provide shelter, food, water, and veterinary care for homeless pets. They train, rehabilitate, and find new homes for problematic animals. Many shelters focus on no-kill policies and animal welfare programs