Leslie Maliekal Reading Response to The Myth of Overpopulation 11/24/14 “The Myth of Overpopulation” was written by Michael Craven and published on June 13th‚ 2011 in the Christian Post. The article talks about some of the popular myths that people hold about overpopulation. For example‚ in the past a famous scholar‚ Thomas Malthus‚ believed that the “planet’s rapid increase in population would soon outstrip the planet’s ability to produce food‚ resulting in massive worldwide
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Animal shelters exist in counties across the country in order to manage a problem that seems impossible to solve: overpopulation among cats and dogs. Overpopulation occurs when animals of the same species become successful reproducers. Cats are especially good reproducers. According to PETA‚ in just seven years‚ one female cat and her offspring will generate 370‚000 cats. This staggering statistic exhibits the ramifications of an owner choosing not to get their cat or dog neutered or spayed. The
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Pet overpopulation is an ongoing crisis and is a serious issue in every community. Each year thousands of animals must be euthanized and put to sleep because decent homes are not found for them. Abandoned dogs and cats are free to roam the streets where they must struggle to survive on their own. The number is approximately; 8 million unwanted animals taken into shelters all across the country. Sadly‚ more than half of them eventually become euthanized. Shelter euthanasia is the number one cause
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should ever own a pet without having them spayed or neutered. When I say the word pet‚ I am focusing on cats and dogs because they are the most popular pets in the United States‚ yet the citizens of our nation do little to nothing to protect them. Overpopulation is a grandiose problem—and with more strays on the streets than can be counted—to say the problem is out of
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same planet. I have had those thoughts several times and believe that overpopulation is one of the biggest problems in the world today. Overpopulation has become a major crisis in the twenty-first century and it’s detrimental affect on our living standards‚ environment‚ and much needed resources. The problem is not the number of people in this world‚ but the way people choose to live. The dilemmas created by overpopulation affect people of all races and social status. This is why we as the "human
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III. IV. Overpopulation’s effect on children in China and India in comparison to America’s more balanced population A. Infant mortality rates are higher in countries with an overpopulation problem than in countries that have room to grow. 1. In countries that struggle with overpopulation‚ such as India and China‚ the economy is in a constant flux that hinders the advancement of life saving health care. With this one issue out of the equation in America‚ she is still able to
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One of the great dilemma’s currently affecting the prison systems is overpopulation‚ and the factors influencing it. America currently has one of the highest prison populations in the world‚ which causes immense overpopulation in both federal and state prisons‚ which in turn create high risk situations within the prisons. As a result‚ many programs and incentives have been created to reduce the recidivism rate for soon to be released inmates‚ many of the programs related to either gaining a higher
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studying in a separate country from the problematic United States‚ and not all prisoners are psychopaths‚ his thoughts could become helpful in prison overpopulation in the United States. Reisel explains that the criminals he studied had a deficiency in the part of the brain (Reisel‚ 2013). Prisons have been reforming around the world to cut overpopulation in the facilities and allow ex-inmates to become functioning members of society with different efforts put forth to rehabilitate the inmates‚ suggesting
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Today‚ it seems that people are coming way too fast and many already. Well‚ I say there’s no problem about it. No problem if these people are from other countries. But sad to say‚ the reality is‚ our nation‚ the Philippines has this problem. Overpopulation is and should be everyone’s concern. It’s not something that we should blame only on the poor or the government or especially only on those who have seemingly taken God’s directive to “go forth and multiply” to heart. It has been a politically
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is not likely to end for decades. As is evident in the case of China‚ population control‚ in spite of all the benefits that supporters use as a trump card‚ is like a monster with a cold heart and a compassionless face. It cannot be denied that overpopulation is a global concern‚ but there has to be some balance in the solution to the problem. Many people harbor the view that human population control will put an end to just about all of the world’s woes. The issue of insufficient housing would no
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