According to this data[1] pet ownership has been rising steadily in the past 10 years. And according to this article, dogs are more likely to survive in a shelt

According to this data[1] pet ownership has been rising steadily in the past 10 years. And according to this article, dogs are more likely to survive in a shelter now than 40 years ago, due to the fact that more of them are spayed/neutered reducing population pressure. [1] http://www.statista.com/statistics/198100/dogs-in-the-united-states-since-2000/ http://www.statista.com/statistics/198100/dogs-in-the-united... [2] http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2012/0210/Behind-the-big-drop-in-euthanasia-for-America-s-dogs-and-cats http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2012/0210/Behind-the-bi...