Bummer. Right?!

The good news is, there’s actually a lot that you can do to help lower this number.

Scroll down to see what others have done, as well as ways that you can make a difference.

#15. They can fetch your slippers, and make sure your car won’t explode.

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#14. Please hand me a Kleenex.

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UPDATE: According to the Chester’s Legacy Facebook page, Chester passed away in July 2015 after doing a ton of really cool stuff and helping to raise awareness of senior animals in need.

#13. Why can’t people like this have reality TV shows?

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#12. My house will soon become Wild Kingdom.

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#11. At least she’s honest about not liking cats.

“I’ve got five dogs at home. When you work with 400 cats all day you need to go home to a dog,” she told the BBC.” I couldn’t run a dog charity, but I can run a cat charity because I can stand back from it. I don’t get emotionally involved.”

#10. They really are homicidal maniacs…but cute ones.

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#9. Seen that Jabba the Hutt cat yet? Kinda creepy…

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#8. I want, no, I need, to live here.

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#7. Next thing you know, they’ll be the line judges.

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#6. This woman is doing God’s work.

She told the Metro in 2015: “I can’t think of anything I would rather do than knit woolly clothing for dogs. I have spent over 4,000 hours knitting but it’s all worthwhile when I see them sporting their new jumpers and hats.”

#5. Never mind, pass the whole box of Kleenex.

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#4. Red Tag Sale!

The pet shelter contacted Rocket News after the story was first published in 2015 to say that the expiration dates are only deadlines for adoption, and that they do not euthanize any of the animals featured on their page. Pet Home is simply a website that matches people with animals and not an animal shelter.

So, it still stands to reason that if these pets aren’t adopted by the cut-off, that something happens at the animal shelter. They do confirm that people can no longer apply to adopt after that date. They also mention on the site that animals who are not adopted are often euthanized.

You do that math.

#3. I hope this is what the future of humanity looks like.

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#2. Better than Fritos and Dr. Pepper.

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#1. Pit Bull Power.

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