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February 28th is National Spay Day

February 28, 2012 • Rescue

Did you know THREE Million homeless animals enter shelters each year in the U.S.!

Preventing overpopulation is the only humane way to halt suffering for millions of dogs and cats and to help the communities that are otherwise unable to humanely address the issues of unwanted animals

*Cats/dogs can get pregnant at 4 months old – spaying/ neutering prevents litters that cannot be cared for.  Sadly, over half of Americans polled believed that pets should not be altered until after six months of age.

*By eliminating accidental first litters, U.S. births of 2 million kittens alone could be prevented annually.

*Millions of homeless dogs and cats are euthanized in U.S. shelters each year. Euthanasia, due to being homeless, is the single leading cause of death of dogs and cats.

* Spaying a dog or cat costs a fraction of sheltering its unwanted litter and reduces the demand for more shelter space.

*The current cost of sheltering and animal control in the U.S. exceeds $2 billion dollars a year. That figure would increase 11 fold in order to rely on long term sheltering instead of euthanasia. 

 In addition to halting reproduction, other health benefits of spaying/neutering include the prevention of certain types of cancers and behavioral problems that include roaming, fighting and “marking” territory.

The above information is shared from our friends at Spay FIRST!, a national non-profit organization with the mission of educating the public about the crisis of pet overpopulation which still affects much of our nation.  Spay FIRST! is dedicated to preventing animal cruelty by helping to establish low-cost spay and neuter programs in underserved areas in order to enable people everywhere to have their pets spayed or neutered promptly. 

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