Springtime and love is in the air!
Kitty love and Puppy love. It’s a beautiful thing. But too much can bring an onslaught of baby kitties and baby puppies. As responsible pet guardians, please take a few moments to learn about the importance of spaying and neutering your pet.
Pet overpopulation is a sad fact of the times we live in. It has been estimated that the pet population in the United States is twice that of the number of people in the states. Some recent studies show that up to 50, 000 puppies and kittens are born each day, for every 1 pet living safely in a home there are 4 pets who are abandoned, abused, or neglected, and an average of almost 100 dogs are taken to a shelter every day. The rate at which dogs and cats procreate can be astounding. A population of over 400,000 cats is derived in 7 years from just one female cat and her offspring (providing all survived to adulthood). A female dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 dogs in just 6 years!
Spaying and neutering our pets is one of the most responsible things we can do as a pet owner. Reluctance to spay and neuter sometimes comes from misconceptions as well as misplaced pity. Our pets will not become fat and lazy just from spaying and a male dog will not be embarrassed and emasculated from neutering. Unless your particular dog has an overwhelming health issue that may be affected by spaying or neutering (which you should discuss with your vet), the healthiest thing you can do for your pet is to spay or neuter them. While the procedure does require general anesthesia and is not inexpensive, your vet may be able to offer you various options to make the surgery more affordable.
In the case of feral cats there are resources available to have the cats spayed and neutered and then released back into the wild. Their irresponsible partying days will be over and you can help them to be comfortable by feeding them and providing shelter. The population explosion of feral cats in New Jersey has raised such concern that the state has considered forming an official task force to deal with the issue. It’s unknown if Trenton will ever successfully form that group, so in the meantime if there are wild cats in your area think about trapping them, having them “fixed” and then returning them to the wild. Cats are certainly safer in a warm home, but the most important thing is to eliminate their reproductive ability.
Being a pet parent involves many levels of responsibility. Spaying and neutering our pets is one of the most important.
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Pet overpopulation is a sad fact of the times we live in. It has been estimated that the pet population in the United States is twice that of the number of people in the states. Some recent studies show that up to 50, 000 puppies and kittens are born each day, for every 1 pet living safely in a home there are 4 pets who are abandoned, abused, or neglected, and an average of almost 100 dogs are taken to a shelter every day. The rate at which dogs and cats procreate can be astounding. A population of over 400,000 cats is derived in 7 years from just one female cat and her offspring (providing all survived to adulthood). A female dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 dogs in just 6 years!
Spaying and neutering our pets is one of the most responsible things we can do as a pet owner. Reluctance to spay and neuter sometimes comes from misconceptions as well as misplaced pity. Our pets will not become fat and lazy just from spaying and a male dog will not be embarrassed and emasculated from neutering. Unless your particular dog has an overwhelming health issue that may be affected by spaying or neutering (which you should discuss with your vet), the healthiest thing you can do for your pet is to spay or neuter them. While the procedure does require general anesthesia and is not inexpensive, your vet may be able to offer you various options to make the surgery more affordable.
In the case of feral cats there are resources available to have the cats spayed and neutered and then released back into the wild. Their irresponsible partying days will be over and you can help them to be comfortable by feeding them and providing shelter. The population explosion of feral cats in New Jersey has raised such concern that the state has considered forming an official task force to deal with the issue. It’s unknown if Trenton will ever successfully form that group, so in the meantime if there are wild cats in your area think about trapping them, having them “fixed” and then returning them to the wild. Cats are certainly safer in a warm home, but the most important thing is to eliminate their reproductive ability.
Being a pet parent involves many levels of responsibility. Spaying and neutering our pets is one of the most important.
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