Today is Spay Day USA, a national day of action to promote the spaying or neutering of pets. Spay Day USA takes place each year on the last Tuesday of February.
Why spaying and neutering is so important
According to the Spay Neuter Action Project (www.snap-sandiego.org), one cat or dog who has puppies and kittens, and whose puppies or kittens in turn have puppies or kittens of their own, can be responsible for the birth of 50 to 200 kittens or puppies in one year! The numbers are even greater with rabbits, who can produce up to 12 litters each year (that's one litter every 30 days!).
Why spay and neuter
According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, spaying and neutering:
Helps to reduce companion animal overpopulation.
Will increase your dog’s or cat’s chances of a longer and healthier life.
Will make your cat/dog a better pet, reducing his/her urge to roam and decreasing the risk of contracting diseases or getting hurt as they roam. Surveys indicate that as many as 85% of dogs hit by cars are unaltered. Intact male cats living outside have been shown to live on average less than two years. Feline Immunodeficiency Syndrome is spread by bites and intact cats fight a great deal more than altered cats.
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