Strays are much more a problem in the southern US. In the northern states, rescue shelters often advertise that the dogs up for adoption came from Florida, Geor

Strays are much more a problem in the southern US. In the northern states, rescue shelters often advertise that the dogs up for adoption came from Florida, Georgia or some other southeastern state. This is because the spay-and-neuter programs up north have been so aggressive and wildly successful that animals in need of rescue are much rarer in those states. Another consequence is that you can easily obtain an animal for no or little cost in the south, whereas shelters can charge hundreds of dollars even for a rescue animal up north, and unless there is, for example, a glut of beagles rescued from some science lab that used them for experimentation, it may also sometimes be difficult to find a suitable animal.