how many animals are we talking about?
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How many animals are we talking about?. That’s a lot of animals per month. How much does it cost to feed them?. Costs for Dogs. With an Average price of $9.48 and an average size of 19 pounds, this costs approximately $.09 a cup. Cost for Cats. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
How many animals are we talking about?
DOGS 2007
January February March April May June July August September October November December
At Shelter 78 78 77 79 79 79 82 78 78 76 73 73
Foster Care 8 8 14 12 8 6 3 2 5 6 6 5
Owner assist 6 6 2 10 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
Cats 2007
January February March April May June July August September October November December
At Shelter 37 37 37 38 40 37 47 45 42 48 46 45
Foster Care 4 7 6 5 4 5 5 4 4 8 5 5
Owner assist 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
That’s a lot of animals per month.How much does it cost to feed them?
Costs for Dogs
Ol' Roy
Size in Pounds Price
22 $7.50
50 15.94 18.28
20 8.96
4 3.17
4.4 2.18
8 4.22 5.42
Pedigree
Size in Pounds Price
40 18.12
20 10.00
Puppy Purina
Size in Pounds Price
17.6 11.17
18 10.58
0 10 20 30 40 50 60$0.00
$2.00
$4.00
$6.00
$8.00
$10.00
$12.00
$14.00
$16.00
$18.00
$20.00
Price of Dry Dog Food
Pounds per bag
Price per bag
With an Average price of $9.48 and an average size of 19 pounds, this costs approximately $.09 a cup.
Cost for Cats.
Special Kitty
Size in Pounds Price
4 $3.78
8 6.74
18 9.84
25 10.97
Kit Kaboodle
Size in Pounds Price
3.5 3.68
7 6.12
18 8.32
9 Lives
Size in Pounds Price
3.5 4.12
7 7.74
Whiska
Size in Pounds Price
3 3.88
Meow Mix
Size in Pounds Price
16 11.34
18 11.34
Friskies
Size in Pounds Price
3.15 4.17
6.3 7.74
18 11.24
Cat Chow
Size in Pounds Price
7 7.12
18 11.24
With an Average price of $7.74 and average size of 7 pounds, this costs approximately $.04 per cup.
0 5 10 15 20 25 30$0.00
$2.00
$4.00
$6.00
$8.00
$10.00
$12.00
Price for Dry Cat Food
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Pounds per Bag
Price of Bag
Well that’s the price of each bag, but how much does one animal eat?
Weight of Cat Suggested serving Cost per day
5 4/9 0.02
10 7/9 0.03
15 1.06 0.04
Weight of dog Suggested serving Cost per day
5 1/2 0.04
10 7/8 0.08
20 1 1/2 0.13
40 2 3/4 0.24
60 3 1/2 0.31
80 4 1/2 0.40
100 5 1/4 0.46
Cats
Dogs
That’s:
1/2
7/8
1 1/2
2 3/4
3 1/2
4 1/2
5 1/4
10 30 50 70 90 110 1/2 7/8 1 1/2 2 3/4 3 1/2 4 1/2 5 1/4
Weight of dog
5 10 20 40 60 80 100
Cost per day
0.0441102612826604
0.0771929572446556
0.132330783847981
0.242606437054632
0.308771828978622
0.396992351543943
0.463157743467934
0.03 0.08 0.13 0.18 0.23 0.28 0.33 0.38 0.43 0.48 1/2 7/8 1 1/2 2 3/4 3 1/2 4 1/2 5 1/4
Weight of dog
5 10 20 40 60 80 100
Cost per day
0.0441102612826604
0.0771929572446556
0.132330783847981
0.242606437054632
0.308771828978622
0.396992351543943
0.463157743467934
5
10
20
40
60
80
100
Serving Size in Cups
Price per serving
Weight of Dog
As you could see from the previous graph, feeding an
animal is not that costly.
Mere Pennies A Day!
CatsCost per year Cost Per Month Average
Adoption at Shelter $6,219.60 $528.24Foster Care 321.20 27.28Owner assist 167.90 14.26
$6,708.70 $569.78
DogsCost per year Cost Per Month Average
Adoption at Shelter $6,789.00 $576.60Foster Care 605.90 51.46Owner assist 219.00 18.60
$7,613.90 $646.66
But, Those
Pennies add up
fast when you start multiplying that by
the number of
animals per year.$14,322.60 a year.
So what can you do to help?
Dog Collars with buckles and Leashes -- all sizes Garbage bags - 60 gallon, XXX-StrengthBODIES/Human - Volunteers are our life blood.BleachCanned or Dry Kitten and Cat food – No Special KittyCanned or Dry Dog food – No Ol’ Roy.Chicken Wire and Hog PanelsVeterinary Vouchers - Used to help pay veterinary expensesMetal food/water dishes - Large - XXL gallon(s) sizeMoney – to purchase those items not donated
You can Always ADOPT!
But Please, Spay and neuter your pets.