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Spay Day U.S.A. don't procrastinate any longer. Your pet is
counting on you.
Tuesday, February 24th marks the 15th Annual Spay Day U.S.A. campaign. The concept was developed by the Human Society of the United States to “inspire pet owners” to get their pets fixed and stop the crisis of pet overpopulation.
Animal rescue groups across the country are offering low-cost spay/neuter clinics for pet owners and many are holding Spay Day events to raise money to sterilize cats and dogs in shelters. Statistics provided by the HSUS sadly report that four million cats and dogs –“about one every eight seconds” –are euthanized in U.S. shelters ever year.
Most pet owners have good intentions to have their cat or dog sterilized, but with busy schedules and hectic lifestyles this simple procedure can easily get postponed. Here is a story from Spay Day 2008 from the Heaven Can Wait Sanctuary clinic.
A young lady in her mid 20’s arrived at the clinic carrying her one-year-old male cat in cardboard carrier. As she completed the paperwork she sheepishly said that she planned to bring this kitty and her other cat in earlier, but procrastinated. Then she handed over little guy and left.
When the veterinarian examined the cat he heard a heart murmur and decided it wasn’t safe to operate. The young woman was called and the problem explained. Then the clinic made the offer for her to bring the other cat in for the procedure.
The girl began to sob and explained her story. The cat at home was a female and she couldn’t bring her to be spayed because she had just given birth to a litter of kittens.
Having her male cat fixed had been her only hope. Now she had six cats at home and was completely overwhelmed. Ultimately, HCWS helped her spay/neuter the mother and babies, but this young woman had her own population explosion in her home.
If you have been stalling about having your pet fixed, make Spay Day the time stop the procrastination. Contact your local shelter or rescue groups to locate the nearest low-cost clinic to you. You will also be protecting your cat or dog from a whole host of potential illnesses with this easy “fix.”
Spay Day 2008 successfully spay/neutered more than 32,500 pets. Help Spay Day 2009 be an even more successful. And if your cat or dog is already fixed you can sponsor the surgery for a homeless pet in a shelter.
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