[janetangel]

Dollars and cents may be a part of the change for dogs and cats not being sold in so many pet stores any longer, but I strongly believe education had a big part in it too. Recognizing there is an overpopulation issue and what we can do about it. The recognition did not come from just the smart executives ahead of the pet stores making a decision that dogs and cats are too expensive to keep in our stores. It came from public concern, who may be activists, protesters, people voicing their opinion or a combination of it all. If we all shut up and give up on educating people about small animals as well as all animals, more and more people will be more likely to continue the overpopulation issue than people who would not.