HillsHill's Pet Nutrition2025StateofShelterPetAdoptionReport
To our friends in animal welfareand the veterinary profession,At Hills Pet Nutrition, in collaboration with shelters and veterinarians nationwide, our commitment to endingpet homelessness is unwavering. We see your resilience and dedication to animals in need every day and weknow solving the shelter crisis requires all of us - inside and outside of the animal welfare community.There are tall barriers to adoption - like the cost of pet ownership and veterinary care. But there are other,less tangible barriers to pet ownership tied to guilt and doubt - like how people believe they must delaypet ownership because they can'treturn love to a pet in the same way they love us because they don't haveenoughtimeortheperfect circumstancesto welcomeanew petinto theirhome.At Hills, we are building on our suofilthe cad of consumer data avallable to animal welfareprofessionals across North Americt the third annual Hil' s Pet Nutrition 2025 State ofSheterPet Adoption Report a vital resource for animal care professionals to understand consumer barriers,perceptions and opportunities to helpour nations' most vulherable pets. This year, the report includes newconsumerdatafromCanada-expanding the insights acrossNorthAmerica, Throushout the report we saw many similarties year-over-year. Stl, there are growing barriers to adoptionandbetownershipforNorthAmericanconsumers.Thecostofpetownershipremains the topconcern amonamanv Americansand Canadians alike.and collaborative efforts to ensure that every pet has the chance to find and stay in a loving home.Wearehonoredtonartnarwith+haAerAninal Walfare Advancement.Shelter Animals Count, andotherkevthouohtleadersinthealcommunities tobrina thisreport tolife.Theinvaluable. We are proud to work hand-in-hand withour partners to end pet homelessness and provide nutrition to more than1,000 shelters every day throughour Hil's Frood, Sheliter& Love Program,which has supported more than 15 million pets being fed and adoptedsince2002facing shelter pets. Whether you are a shelter professional, a veterinarian, a policymaker or simply a pet loverTogether, we can create a world where every pet has a healthier happier futureChelsieEstey MSG,DVM,DACVIM(Neurology)U.S.ChiefVeterinaryOfficerof Hill'sPet Nutrition
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