This made me curious about where most people get their dogs from. Apparently, something like 34% are purchased from breeders and 23% are obtained from shelters, according to https://www.aspca.org/animal-homelessness/shelter-intake-and-surrender/pet-statistics (though their numbers don’t add up to 100%, and I’m not sure why). Getting them from friends/relatives is also pretty common, at 20%.
This made me curious about where most people get their dogs from. Apparently, something like 34% are purchased from breeders and 23% are obtained from shelters, according to https://www.aspca.org/animal-homelessness/shelter-intake-and-surrender/pet-statistics (though their numbers don’t add up to 100%, and I’m not sure why). Getting them from friends/relatives is also pretty common, at 20%.