their lives except for when their puppies are taken away from them. and while it s difficult to tell which pet stores buy from puppy mills and which don t, why would anyone buy one of these dogs when so many adoptable ones are waiting in shelters? it s hard to say. but like anything else, animals are subject to trends. when a breed becomes popular, everybody wants one of those dogs. yo quiero taco bell. think of chihuahuas, dalmatians, bull terriers, and not so long ago pit bulls. we re going to go on a pickup. when that breed s moment fades those animals are abandoned and shops like the a.r.l. are called to pick them up. i went to take my dog to the back yard and she was there eating from the garbage. come on, baby. up and in. good girl. so how many years have you been at the shelter now? 4 1/2. 4 1/2. i only wanted to work with cats. the dogs intimidated me. i see these pit bulls and i m like, no. but then when i wanted to go full-time that was the position that
pets help teach us responsibility. they re our best friends. and members of our family. as americans we spend more than $60 billion a year on our pets. whether that be on the perfect purebred puppy or a hyperallergenic designer breed or even one of these adorable little guys. most of these guys will likely find a good loving home. what about the millions of dogs every year who aren t so lucky? each year about 7 million cats and dogs end up in shelters across the united states. like this one, the animal rescue league of berks county in reading, pennsylvania. so why are there so many homeless animals, and what happens to them once they re in a shelter? most of us don t want to think about it, but this week i m going to work at the a.r.l. and find out. hi, how are you? hi. i m morgan. hi, morgan. i m your new volunteer. have we got a job for you. great. are you ready for your tour? i am. reporter: the a.r.l. was founded in 1952. we have 18 kennels up here. just a
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it s a long that sparks controversy and outrage as well as sympathy and imitators. today the supreme court told arizona it went too far in trying to stem illegal immigration, taking matters into its own hand that constitutionally belongs to the federal government. the justices struck down three major portions of the law but upheld one of the most controversial provisions. kate bolduan has more. kate, what does the ruling say? hey, joe, it was a big day at the supreme court. one that has both sides trying to spin the ruling in their favor. the high court put the brakes on aggressive state efforts to crack down on immigration, at least for now. from the arizona border to the usz supreme court, the justices offered a split decision on the controversial, illegal immigration law. known as sb 1070. writing for the majority in the 4-3 ruling. justice anthony kennedy said arizona may have understandable frustrations with the problems caused by illegal immigration. but the state m
prin poe, thanks for joining us. we appreciate it. more travel problems, shuttered schools and power outages. new york central park broke a one-day record with more than a foot of snow. more fell this morning. it s so bad in philadelphia, the mayor declared a snow emergency. the city pounded time and again this winter by one storm after another. in washington, d.c., half a foot of snow disrupted air travel and forced government offices to delay opening this morning. we ve got live coverage this hour. reynolds wolf is in boston. karen mcginnis is tracking the storm in the cnn center. reynolds, you re in boston. the roads don t look too bad behind you. reporter: i tell you what, if you re tuning in right now, if you happen to be in boston and you look down at my feet or down the street, conditions look pretty good. you d never know that we had nearly a foot of snowfall that fell in about 12 hours. if you look down the street, it tells a bit of a different story. yes, the roads are