12/06/2025
πΎβ¨ Spay & Neuter: How It Helps End Pet Overpopulation β and Keeps Pets Safe & Home β¨πΎ
Every year, millions of dogs and cats enter shelters across the country, and many never find homes. One of the most powerful ways to change this is something simple, affordable, and responsible:
π Spay and Neuter Your Pets
Hereβs why it matters β¬οΈ
πΉ Helps End Pet Overpopulation
Just one unaltered cat and her kittens can produce over 400,000 cats in 7 years.
One unaltered dog and her puppies can produce hundreds more in just a few years.
Spaying and neutering stops this cycle before it starts.
πΉ Keeps Pets Safe & Out of Danger
Unaltered pets are more likely to roam, escape, fight, or get lost while seeking a mate.
Spayed/neutered pets stay closer to home and are far less likely to be hit by cars, injured, or end up in a shelter.
πΉ Reduces Surrenders
Many pets are surrendered because of accidental litters, spraying, marking, roaming, aggression, or medical emergencies β all issues that spay and neuter can help prevent.
πΉ Creates a Healthier, Happier Pet
Fixed pets live longer, have fewer cancers, and display calmer, safer behavior.
A healthier pet stays with their family β not in a shelter.
π Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Resources:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G3B6sWQ2MlS_nbCjuxS0SgS6XNXVgvEtJmC1NcByFLw/edit?usp=sharing
Together, we can reduce overpopulation, keep pets safe, and make sure more animals stay right where they belong β home. πΆπ±π