The laws need to be changed to regulate the animal industry so the it will decrease the population in the shelters, lessen puppy mills, abuse, euthanasia so that the animals can find good home. People are oblivious as to the amount of animals that are killed each day, which is 5500 dogs and over 8500 cats. That is 6-8 million a year. A figure that is unacceptable. If more people were to get their animals from the shelters rather than pet stores or breeders there would be less in the shelters. I recently went to a KY shelter to retrieve a dog and the volunteer advised me that the kill rate there before the new board was changed was 95 percent. With the new board it is now 20 percent. It can be done. The industry can be regulated by limiting the breeders to one pregnancy per year, having pet stores take in shelter dogs for adoption, micro-chip every animal that is sold or adopted that would be added to the cost, mandatory spay and neuter every animal(within 6 month if newborn), a registry for owners, breeders, pet store, and every rescue, transport and shelters. Nationwide communication between shelters if the animal is adopted by another agency to be sure that they are legit and that no harm come to the animal. Develop a registry of animal abusers including individuals, groups and adoption agencies.