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  In the United States an exodus is going on at the present time due to loss of homes, loss of jobs, and loss of savings/retirement monies--a dog and animal exodus (except without the Red Sea being involved) which involves shelters and dog pounds. This is an unfortunate time when dog breeders and private owners are finding themselves in a position of not being able to care for their dogs. 

This involves not being able to mentally or psychologically care for their dogs, physically and financially unable to feed them, or even unable to maintain adequate medical care. Dogs are being taken to shelters by the hundreds by breeders and private parties alike, with many animals being destroyed in the process.  

Many people have been forced to abandon their family dogs, puppies, and many other animals in foreclosure on mortgaged homes, placed like under bridges or along buildings, out in the country beside farm homes hoping someone would care for them, or along abandoned streets. Whatever the reason, the system is becoming overloaded with dogs, cats, and many other animals with the system finding it difficult or impossible to care for all of them.  

A lot of these people are finding that breed rescues are an alternative to community shelters or pounds, or use organizations like the no-kill rescue Hearts United for animals--a national organization that not only rescues dogs but finds homes for them through carefully processed adoption steps to ensure a quality home. There are many types of shelters that many people do not even know about with each one specializing in a specific type of care.  People can go there to adopt an animal, volunteer their services, or even donate money or items like blankets or dog food. Some even have a "buddy system" where one can donate monthly in the financial care of a specific dog as if it were their own dog until the dog is adopted out—similar to a foster parent but without the physical care of the dog.    

Not all abandoned dogs or dogs who are given up are simply mutts or mixed breeds with many consisting of purebreds. Millions of dogs are given up by their owners on an annual basis for many reasons: the owners need to move; the owners did not realize what the demands of raising a dog were; someone in the family found out they were allergic to the dog; someone in the family did not like the dog; the breed was not right for the owner; or the dog was too demanding with its training, exercise and grooming.    

This overpopulation of shelter, pound or rescue dogs are also because of too many dogs in the world—the supply has exceeding the demand of dogs for one reason or another.  This is not just because of an overload of professional dog breedings, but with over 50% of puppies in shelters coming from accidental dog breedings in the private homes bringing unknown mixed breeds into society. Additionally, about 30% of abandoned or dropped off dogs are purebred dogs, with registered purebred dog registry backgrounds. Either way, these dogs need to find homes or money needs to be donated to these rescue organizations, pounds or shelters for their care.