Don't Shop, Adopt!

How many dogs are brought to animal shelters each year?

• 300

• 30

• 3.3 million

• 3,000

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Why are dogs euthanized in shelters?

• shelters are overcrowded

• fewer and fewer people own dogs these days

• both of these

• neither of these

Where do many pet shops get the puppies

that are sold in their stores?

• puppy mills

• adoption shelters

• ASPCA

• large puppy pet supply stores

Why do puppy mills often produce pets with health problems?

• they travel a long way

• they live in poor conditions

• they came from shelters

• all of these

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What are puppy mills?

• places where dogs are bred for profit

• adoption facilitates for puppies

• large pet supply stores

• responsible methods of breeding puppies in loving homes

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How much does a pure bred dog cost from a breeder?

• over $5,000

• under $100

• between $75 and $200

• between $400 and $3,000

From where can you adopt a pure bred dog?

• your local vet's office

• the Guardian Home Program

• breed specific rescue organizations

• puppy mills

Why should you adopt your next pet?

• you will save a life

• you can adopt a dog of any age

• you can find just about any kind of dog you'd like

• all of these

Find the sentence that tells how many shelter dogs are euthanized each year.

• "Unfortunately, some online breeders and pet shops get their dogs from puppy mills."

• "Sadly, about 670,000 of those dogs are euthanized each year by animal shelters due to overcrowding."

• "It is estimated that 44% of all households in the U.S. have a dog, and 34% are purchased through breeders."

• "In fact, approximately 1.6 million dogs are adopted from shelters each year."

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Find the sentence that tells where some pet shops get their puppies.

• "Unfortunately, some online breeders and pet shops get their dogs from puppy mills."

• "Sadly, about 670,000 of those dogs are euthanized each year by animal shelters due to overcrowding."

• "It is estimated that 44% of all households in the U.S. have a dog, and 34% are purchased through breeders."

• "In fact, approximately 1.6 million dogs are adopted from shelters each year."

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