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Why Spay and Neuter?

Why Spay or Neuter?

If you think that just having one or two litters won't hurt anybody, this fact should change your mind: according to the Humane Society of the United States, 10,000 babies are born in the U.S. on any given day. On that same day, however, 70,000 puppies and kittens are born. Match those two statistics up, and you'll see that there will never be enough homes for all the animals born in this country unless we all take responsibility for spaying and neutering our pets. Change begins with YOU! Spay or neuter your pet!
Spayed/neutered pets live longer, healthier lives
Spaying your female pet greatly reduces the risk of breast cancer and completely eliminates the threat of uterine and ovarian cancer.
Neutering your male pet prevents testicular cancer and prostate problems, and helps him avoid serious health problems like hernias and perianal tumors.
Males neutered at a young age are far less likely to develop dominance or aggression-related behavior problems, including possession and food guarding, territory marking (lifting his leg on everything in sight), aggression toward other dogs, and "humping" inappropriate objects.
Neutering your male pet relieves him of the constant urge to go out in search of a female in heat. Ridding him of his urge to roam could very well save his life, and save you from a terrible broken heart.
Spaying your dog or cat eliminates her heat cycle and the mess that goes with it. Also, females in heat often cry and howl incessantly, develop nervous behavior, and attract every unaltered male dog in the neighborhood to your yard!
Altered animals are generally more docile and easier to train
In the span of seven years, an unspayed cat and her offspring can produce 370,000 kittens!
In the span of six years, an unspayed dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 puppies!

Helpful Links:

	Spay USA: Run by North Shore Animal League America, this is a nationwide network of over 900 affordable sterilization programs:
	http://www.spayusa.org
	Humane Society of the United States: "Myths and Facts about Spaying and Neutering":
	http://www.hsus.org/ace/11823
	Prevent A Little Coalition: Spay and Neuter campaign with lots of research and spay/neuter resources:
	http://www.palc.org/
	Love That Cat: Information on low-cost and free spay and neuter services for cats, listed by state:
	http://www.lovethatcat.com/spayneuter.html
	The Dog Hause: Six Common Excuses for Not Spaying or Neutering Pets:
	http://www.doghause.com/spayexcuses.aspl
	Feline Rescue: List of low and no-cost spay and neuter programs in the United States and Canada. For dogs, too!
	http://www.felinerescue.net/speuter/resources.htm
	Happy Pets: Another great list of low-cost and free spay and neuter programs in the United States.
	http://happypets.addr.com/lost_cost_or_free_spay.htm
	A great personal essay about one pet owner's decision to neuter:
	http://personal.cfw.com/~dtratnac/neuter.htm
	The Winn Feline Foundation's Report on Early Spay and Neuter in the Cat:
	http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/reports/early-neuter.html
	The Pet Center: Great source of information about the actual spay and neutering procedure (Warning: includes graphic surgical photos):
	http://www.thepetcenter.com/sur/ Spayandneuter.htm
	The Dog Owner's Guide: "Spay or Neuter Surgery: A Prescription for Better Canine Health"
	http://www.canismajor.com/dog/spayneut.html
	How to Love Your Dog: "Too Many Dogs", a great page that teaches children about spaying and neutering:
	http://www.kidsanddogs.bravepages.com/toomanydgs.html
	NetPets article "A List of Some of the Less Than Exciting Behaviors Associated with Unneutered Male Dogs":
	http://www.netpets.org/dogs/reference/ info/behave.html
	Friends of Animals: Order a spay or neuter certificate online!:
	http://www.friendsofanimals.org/ spaying/cover.html
	How can one unspayed cat turn into over eleven million cats? Click here to find out:
	http://catnet.stanford.edu/articles/ cat_overpopulation.pdf

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