Why Spay and Neuter?

Each day 10,000 humans are born in the U.S. - and each day 70,000 puppies and kittens are born. As long as these birth rates exist, there will never be enough homes for all the animals. As a result, every year 9.6 million animals are euthanized because there are no homes for them. If you allow your pet to breed, even if you find a good home for the litter, they take the place of the homeless puppies, kittens and full grown dogs and cats in shelters that need to be adopted. Your litter may well take the life of a living, loving, wonderful—but homeless pet. What can you do to stop the suffering?

Simple: Spay and Neuter Your Pets!

Prevent A Litter - It's Good for You
· Spayed and neutered pets are better, more affectionate, companions.
· Neutered cats are less likely to spray and mark territory.
· Spaying a female dog or cat eliminates its heat cycle, which can last twenty-one days, twice a year, in dogs, and anywhere from three to fifteen days, three or more times a year, in cats. Females in heat often cry incessantly, show nervous behavior, and attract unwanted male animals.
· Spayed and neutered pets are less likely to bite. Unaltered animals often exhibit more behavior and temperament problems than those that have been spayed or neutered.

Prevent a Litter - It's Good for Your Pet
· Spayed and neutered dogs and cats live longer, healthier lives.
· Spaying female dogs and cats eliminates the possibility of uterine or ovarian cancer and greatly reduces the incidence of breast cancer.
· Neutering male dogs and cats reduces the incidence of prostate cancer.
· Neutered animals are less likely to roam and fight.

Prevent A Litter - It's Good for the Community
· Communities spend millions of dollars to control and eliminate unwanted animals. Irresponsible breeding contributes to the problem of dog bites and attacks. Animal shelters are overburdened with surplus animals.

Sobering Statistics:

Number of cats and dogs entering shelters each year: 6-8 million
Number of cats and dogs euthanized by shelters each year: 3-4 million
Number of cats and dogs adopted from shelters each year: 3-4 million
Number of cats and dogs reclaimed by owners from shelters each year:
Between 600,000 and 750,000-15-30% of dogs and 2-5% of cats entering shelters
Number of animal shelters in the United States: Between 4,000 and 6,000
Percentage of dogs in shelters who are purebred: 25%
Average number of litters a fertile cat can produce in one year: 3
Average number of kittens in a feline litter: 4-6
In seven years, one female cat and her offspring can theoretically produce 420,000 cats.
Average number of litters a fertile dog can produce in one year: 2
Average number of puppies in a canine litter: 6-10
In six years, one female dog and her offspring can theoretically produce 67,000 dogs.

So, you still don't think it will hurt for your dog or cat to have "just one litter"? Please click here.

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