PETA encourages all prospective cat or dog guardians always to adopt from an animal shelter or take in a homeless animal from the streets and never to buy from a breeder or pet store รข€“ both of which only add to the problem.
On its website, Peta India says: "Millions of loving and lovable animals are struggling to survive on India's streets. Many of them starve to death, are abused or are hit by vehicles.
Countless others are left to languish in animal shelters because there aren't enough good homes. Every time a cat or dog has a litter, it means fewer homes for the animals who are already languishing in shelters or roaming the streets. The solution is simple: always have your cat or dog sterilised."
