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				Edición impresa de Octubre 4, 2011 Editorial in English By Zulma Prieto Continue Hispanic students have started vanishing from Alabama public schools Continue In celebration of apples: Annual Niles festival attracts hundreds Continue Veteran Latino Watcher Says “Don’t Trust D.C. Organizations” Continue Elkhart-Goshen, Columbus among tops for GDP growth Continue Diverse Faith Communities Nationwide Launch DREAM Sabbath Campaign Continue Goshen College student who lied about rape sentenced to probation Continue The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the leading non-profit devoted to animal welfare, reports that in the 1970s American shelters euthanized between 12 and 20 million cats and dogs every year at a time when there were 67 million pets in U.S. homes. According to statistics gleaned from the Asilomar Accords, which tracks animal shelter care and euthanasia numbers, U.S. shelters today euthanize three to four million animals, while there are more than 135 million cats and dogs in American homes. “This enormous decline in euthanasia numbers—from around 25 percent of American dogs and cats euthanized every year to about three percent—represents substantial progress,” reports HSUS. “We will make still greater progress by working together to strike at the roots of animal overpopulation. Photo by Comstock/ Earthtalk I Inicio I Locales I Internacionales I Nacionales I Columnas I Entretenimiento I Deportes I Clasificados I Publicidad I Escríbanos I Conózcanos I English Section I Advertise I Contact us I Archivo I Enlaces I El Puente, LLC. ©