Read the passage and choose the best answer to the question. When people want a new dog, they should go to an animal shelter and adopt a dog that’s been abandoned. The Humane Society of Central Texas says that about 3.9 million dogs are in animal shelters each year and 1.2 million of them will be put to death because no one adopts them. If someone truly loves animals, they should save shelter pets’ lives instead of paying big money to adopt a purebred dog that will probably have more health issues than the typical shelter dog. Shelter dogs are also neutered, so they cannot have puppies. That reduces the number of unwanted dogs in the future.

Which statement best states evidence given in this passage?

About 1.2 million shelter dogs will die if they are not adopted.
People should only adopt shelter dogs, never purebreds.
Shelter dogs do not have health problems.
People who adopt shelter dogs are the only ones who truly love animals.