The Benefits
There are many benefits to spaying or neutering your pet. Studies have proved that spaying or neutering your pet helps them to live a longer, healthier life. Pets who have been spayed or neutered are generally gentler, more loving, and less prone to fighting or roaming. Male cats stop spraying and roaming around for females, and females no longer have heat cycles which prevents unwanted litters. Getting your pet spayed or neutered also helps to prevent certain cancers and diseases associated with the reproductive organs.
Another benefit to spaying and neutering is that you know you have helped the pet overpopulation problem in Amelia. The overpopulation problem is not just because of a lack of homes to adopt the unwanted animals. For every barn cat, hunting dog, and fertile pet left to roam as it pleases, there will be unwanted litters born into our county each year. While you may think that it does not affect you, you may be horribly mistaken. Stray cats and dogs can carry diseases such as rabies, feline leukemia and feline aids. They also carry pests from ear mites to heartworms. Also consider the fact that stray dogs run in packs, attack livestock, and provide a hazard for our children, our pets, and ourselves. These problems are a source for concern, and the only way to prevent it is to spay and neuter your pets. If you are curious about some of the common myths and facts about spaying and neutering, please click here, and if you are interested in getting some assistance from APAW for spaying and neutering your pets, click here.