Animal euthanasia is widely used on the stray animals. Approximately 6 to 8 million animals are handled by animal shelters each year. Even though some are reclaimed or adopted, nearly 4 million unwanted dogs and cats are left with nowhere to go. Animal shelters cannot humanely house and support all these animals until their natural deaths. They would be forced to live in cramped cages or kennels for years, lonely and stressed, and other animals would have to be turned away because there would be no room for them.
The animal euthanasia process
