It’s not just for the dogs… We owe it to ourselves as humans

The human brain is amazing. We can store and process huge amounts of information, we can think about the future, and use logic to solve problems.

But what happens when the brain is faced with a large number? On an intellectual level, we can understand “millions,” but on an emotional level it’s hard to connect. We hear politicians talking about the economy and billions of dollars of debt, but for most of us that’s very abstract. We understand on a much more real level, though, that if we’ve spent our paycheck by Tuesday, we’re in trouble until the next payday.

So think about this: Can you picture 4 million dogs and cats? Can you imagine what it would look like if they were all packed into one place? That’s about the same number of animals as the entire human population of the city of Los Angeles.