For every person that is born, 15 dogs and 45 cats are also born. You do the numbers …
There aren't enough homes for them all. You can solve the problem. Spay or neuter today.
Only 1 in 9 cats and dogs born in the U.S. will find a home. The rest will be destroyed because nobody wants them. Could you choose which animal will live? It's a choice no one should have to make. But your local animal shelter makes this decision every day. You can help stop the killing. Spay or neuter your pet.
1 + 1 is 420,000. How's that? One female cat and one male cat and their offspring results in 420,000 kittens in 7 years. The solution to the problem of pet overpopulation is for you to spay or neuter your cat.
1 + 1 is 67,000. How's that? One female dog and one male dog and their offspring can produce 67,000 puppies in 6 years. The solution to the problem of pet overpopulation is for you to spay or neuter your dog. (The 67,000 number came from the HSUS Pet Overpopulation Estimates.)
If that isn’t enough to convince you of how crucial it is to spay and neuter, there are also serious health risks to your pet. Spaying and neutering can also drastically improve your pet's life expectancy.
In males, neutering decreases the chances of developing prostate disease and hernias, and eliminates the chances of developing testicular cancer. It also reduces problems with territorial and sexual aggression, inappropriate urination (spraying) and other undesirable male behaviors.
In Females, spaying decreases the incidence of breast cancer (the rate goes down to almost zero if the spaying is done before the first heat cycle!). It eliminates the chance of developing a serious and potentially fatal infection of the uterus experienced by many mature unspayed animals (pyometra). Spay surgery also eliminates the heat cycle and associated mood swings and undesirable behaviors, messy spotting (in dogs) and the attraction of all available males to your yard.
The simple fact is that spaying and neutering greatly increases the lifespan of your pet and increases quality of life as well!
1) Spaying or neutering increases your pet's chances for a longer, healthier life.
- Spaying your pet before her first estrous cycle (that is, before she reaches sexual maturity) greatly reduces her chances of developing breast cancer and completely eliminates the threat of uterine and ovarian cancer and uterine infection, which are common occurrences in unaltered females.
- Neutering your male dog or cat prevents testicular tumors and may prevent prostate problems. Neutering also decreases the possibility of perianal tumors and hernias, which are commonly observed in older, unaltered dogs. Because neutered cats are less likely to roam, the threat of abscesses caused by bites and diseases transmitted by fighting are greatly reduced.
2) No family wants to cope with an unwanted pregnancy.
Spaying prevents your pet from giving birth to unwanted puppies or kittens.
- Males neutered early in life are less aggressive toward other males and are not distracted by females in heat. Therefore, a neutered male will be less tempted to leave your property and cross that dangerous highway searching for a mate. Neutered males also are less likely to mark every one of your (or your neighbor's) expensive shrubs with his urine as well as inside the house.
4) Spaying results in a cleaner female dog and home.
Because female dogs pass bloody fluid for about ten days, twice a year, as a part of their estrous cycle, constant care must be taken to avoid carpet stains in homes with such animals. Spaying your dog eliminates this problem. Spaying your female pet also eliminates the problem of stray males camping in your yard and decreases her desire to roam and breed.
5) You are helping to alleviate the dog and cat overpopulation problem. YOU ARE SAVING LIVES!
Don't Let the Cost Stop You
If you are in need of financial assistance to have your pet spayed or neutered, help is available. This link lists, by state, a phone number and website for clinics which provide those services for extremely low costs.
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