February is spay/neuter awareness month and the bc spca is calling on all british columbians to take action to help end pet overpopulation throughout the province. World spay day is an annual campaign that promotes spaying and neutering as the proven and effective means of combating the dog and cat overpopulation crisis in an attempt to save more lives. You can help stop the cycle: Have your own pet spayed or neutered. Encourage friends, family and neighbours to have their animals spayed and neutered. Sponsor the spaying and neutering of an animal. Spaying and neutering go beyond immediate relief; They offer a sustainable solution to the overpopulation crisis. Spaying and neutering your pet, commonly known as “surgical sterilization,” has been the principal effort to curb the animal overpopulation issue that we face worldwide. Spaying or neutering is surgical sterilization of animals performed to prevent reproduction. “spay” is the female sterilization surgery and “neuter” is the male sterilization surgery. Spaying of females involves the removal of the entire reproductive tract (uterus and ovaries). Unplanned litters of puppies and kittens contribute to the animal overpopulation problem. As the american society for the prevention of cruelty to animals (aspca) estimates, around 6. 5 million pets enter u. s. Animal shelters each year, with a heartbreaking 1. 5. Photo © oro whitley. Benefits of spaying and neutering. Neutering decreases the risk of prostatic disease, hernias, and certain cancers in males.
