Jessica Peralta has been a journalist for over 20 years and an animal lover all her life. Her children are black cat, Riot, and Hawkeye, a Rhodesian Ridgeback/Border Collie puppy.
While estimated numbers for 2023 and 2024 won’t be available for another year or two, there is plenty of anecdotal evidence that the number of euthanized pets will be far higher than the lowest historic counts.