92,000
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Benefits of neutering include decreased marking and territorial
behavior; decreased wandering; decreased prostate problems, and
eliminates the risk of testicular tumors.
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Benefits of spaying include decreased risk of mammary tumors; eliminates
the risk of life threatening uterine infections and tumors, eliminates
the risk of unwanted pregnancy, and eliminates heat cycles.
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Reduces pet overpopulation by preventing the births of kittens and
puppies.
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A spayed or neutered pet is a more relaxed and loyal member of your
family.
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Each
year communities are forced to spend millions of taxpayer dollars trying
to cope with the consequences of this surplus of pets. These public
costs include services such as investigating animal cruelty, humanely
capturing stray animals, and sheltering lost and homeless animals.
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Each year, 25 percent of all the pets surrendered to shelters are
purebreds.
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Spaying and neutering will not make your pet fat or lazy. Too much food
and not enough exercise is the main cause of obesity.
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Neutering will not make your cat or dog feel like less of a male. Pets
don’t have any concept of sexual identity or ego.
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Neutering a male dog or cat will not change his basic personality. He
doesn’t suffer any kind of emotional reactions or identity crisis when
neutered.
When should my pet be
spayed/neutered?
Evidence shows that females spayed before their first heat are
typically healthier. Many veterinarians now sterilize dogs and cats
as young as eight weeks of age.
What is TNR?
TNR is Trap-Neuter-Return for feral
cats. TNR is the only proven way to humanely
decrease cat populations.
1.
The cats are trapped with humane (painless) box traps and
taken to a veterinarian to be spayed or neutered and vaccinated.
2.
The vet will “eartip” them. An eartip is the universal
symbol of a sterilized feral cat (see photo below).
3.
You continue to feed and care for the cats when they return
home.
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