A dog undergoes surgery in a San Antonio, Texas animal clinic. The city hopes to decrease the number of stray animals by offering low cost spay and neuter services.
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Texas: Animal Control Facility is a feature story by America's Bear Guerra appearing on Gaia Photos.
As photojournalist Bear Guerra explains, "For years San Antonio, Texas, has had one of the largest stray animal populations in the United States. The city has consistently had more animals passing through its Animal Care and Control Facility than any other comparably sized US metropolitan area. And more often than not, these unclaimed and un-adopted animals were euthanized - also at a rate that exceeds the rest of the country."
Further, Guerra says that "Animal rights activists charge that the division uses outdated methods and facilities, and needs to spend more money on education and promoting animal adoption. Activists also argue that the use of the gas chamber for euthanasia is inhumane."
Bear Guerra offers the public a candid look inside the world of stray animals in his photo essay Texas: Animal Control Facility, now appearing on Gaia Photos, a new international photography source comprised of 42 photojournalists from around the world whose mission is to promote quality and diversity in documentary photography.
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