According to the ASPCA, the number of dogs and cats euthanized in United States animal shelters has declined significantly since 2011.
The ASPCA reports that approximately 1.5 million shelter animals are euthanized each year. That number is high, but it marks an improvement over 2011, when roughly 2.6 million dogs and cats were eutha-nized.
The ASPCA credits part of this dec...