The New Jersey Express-Times reported that Diane Davison, president of the Northampton County SPCA, organized a candlelight vigil to mark National Homeless Pets Day.

At the vigil Davison said that as many as 5-6 million animals are killed at animal shelters, adding,

That\’s a holocaust of animals every year in the wealthiest country in the world.

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Animal lovers hold vigil for pets. Alyssa Young, The Express-Times (New Jersey), August 22, 2004.