Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Buff ran on the Republican ticket, against John Adams and Charles Pinckney for the Federalists. The Republican candidates won handily, but both received the same number of electoral votes, thus throwing the selection of the president into the House of Representatives.
â¢ Number of cats and dogs born every day in the U.S.: 70,000 (nearly 3,000 born every hour or 50 born every minute) â¢ Number of stray cats and dogs living in the U.S.: 70 million. â¢ Number of animals in the U.S. that die each year from cruelty, neglect, and exploitation: 30 million. â¢ Number of animal shelters in the U.S.: 4,000 â 6,000. â¢ Number of cats and dogs entering U.S. shelters each year: 6 â 8 million. â¢ Number of cats and dogs euthanized by U.S. shelters each year: 3 â 4 million (nearly 10,000 animals killed every day) â¢ Number of cats and dogs adopted by U.S. shelters each year: 3 â 4 million.
Reviewed by Elizabeth A. Martinez, DVM. An estimated 5 million to 8 million animals are euthanized in shelters across this country every year. Many organizations are trying to decrease that number by opening low-cost spay/neuter clinics to prevent more litters of puppies needing homes. One such organization is LifeLine Animal Project, an Atlanta-based nonprofit shelter and clinic that has performed more than 25,000 spay/neuters since 2005.