Bring your pet(s) in for affordable canine and feline vaccinations, otc flea control, deworming, nail trims & home again microchips. Choosing to spay or neuter your pet is a responsible decision and helps you create a better relationship with your cat or dog. Here are a few essential ways altering your pet is beneficial to you: Spayed and neutered pets are more affectionate companions. Mercy crusade's mission is to end pet overpopulation by raising the public's awareness of the severe companion animal overpopulation problem, in our community, the united states, and the world, and to promote spay and neuter surgery as the primary means of addressing companion animal overpopulation. However, there are reasons to spay and neuter that go beyond reducing pet overpopulation. Dogs and cats will remain much healthier and live a much longer life if they are spayed or neutered at a young age. Supporting shelters and rescues. When pet owners choose to spay or neuter their furry companions, they make a positive impact on the broader animal community. By focusing on population control through this simple procedure, pet overpopulation is drastically reduced, lightening the burden on shelters and rescues. Each year, millions of dogs and cats are euthanized within shelters or suffering on the streets due to the pet overpopulation crisis. By spaying or neutering your pet, you are playing an integral role in not contributing to this crisis. Owned cats and dogs. Spaying or neutering your pet early helps reduce pet overpopulation and provides a number of health benefits. To be eligible for spay/neuter surgery, kittens must be at least 2 pounds or 8 weeks of age. Dogs must be between 10 weeks and 7 years of age. In six years, one unspayed female dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 puppies. And in seven years, one female cat and her offspring can result in 370,000 kittens.
