around them to survive. Over ten thousand stray cats and dogs are scattered around the five boroughs of New York City. Stray animals
such as cats and dogs can be found outside of abandon houses, parks, neighborhoods, and just about anywhere that has an open area.
Some reason why stray animals have become strays is having a previous abusive owner, the animal may have gotten lost, and much
more. Along with stray animals, feral animals have been a problem as well. North Carolina State University has made research stating,"
Feral animals are animals that were once domesticated but has now reverted to the wild."
Organizations have brought awareness to this issue of stray animals around different parts of the country and city of New York
The Human Society is an organization that fights for the protection of animals of all kinds through different types of programs. They
have rescued over ten thousand animals each year. The Humane Society has also done research on stray and also feral cats. On a video
about specifically feral cats, Bryan Kortis, Executive Director of Neighborhood Cats stated. "Originate from lost or abandoned cats whose
former owners did not get them neutered."
Some harmful things stray dogs can carry is fleas (when untreated can cause many irritating symptoms like an allergic reaction),
heartworms (which affects the heart, lungs, and possibly death I not treated early enough), and many more. Diseases that stray dogs
and cats can carry may also be very deadly such as distemper (which is fatal to about 90 percent of stray animals) and parvo (can
cause death within days from symptoms like weakness and vomiting)
Another way stray dogs or cats can be a harm in society is being in the streets and causing disruption like being in front of a car in
the highway. That can lead danger to both the human and the animal.
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