• 6 to 8 million dogs and cats enter shelters each year
  The Humane Society of the United States, 2009
• 3 to 4 million dogs and cats are euthanized each year by shelters because there aren't enough homes for these animals
  The Humane Society of the United States, 2009

What you can do to help

• CHOOSE TO ADOPT!

Where to adopt

• Denver Dumb Friends League
  www.ddfl.org/
• MaxFund Animal Adoption Center
  www.maxfund.org
• Foothills Animal Shelter
  foothillsanimalshelter.org/
• H.O.P.E. (Homes for Orphaned Pets Exist)
  www.homelesspets.net/
• Corridor Rescue
  www.corridorrescue.org/
• Buster's Friends
  bustersfriends.org/
• Austin Humane Society
  www.austinhumanesociety.org/
• Pup Squad Animal Rescue
  www.pupsquad.org/
• Red Collar Rescue
  www.redcollar.org/
• Guardian Pitbull Rescue
  guardianpitbullrescue.com/
• Friends For Life
  www.friends4life.org/

What you can donate to your local shelter

• Cash or gift cards to local stores such as Petsmart, PetCo, Target, Home Depot and Sam's Club
• Food and treats (call your local shelter first to ask what kind they give their animals)
• Peanut butter
• Stainless steel bowls
• Crates and carriers
• Collars and leashes
• Cleaning supplies (paper towels, brooms, hand sanitizer, etc)