| There are many, many articles on spaying and | | | | eyes such as one female doge and her offspring |
| neutering your pet but how many people are | | | | can create 67,000 dogs in six years. One female |
| really absorbing the information or are they just | | | | cat and her offspring can produce 420,000 cats in |
| saying hm and going on about their business? | | | | seven years. Each year many animals are |
| The fact is our resources of animal welfare | | | | abandoned and hurt because of overpopulation. It |
| charities, socities whatever name you want to | | | | is the responsibility of each person to spay and |
| give these safety nets for pets and unwanted | | | | neuter their pet simply because it will increase the |
| animals are picking up the tab for people who are | | | | quality of that animals life, help the already |
| just saying "hm" to these articles and moving on | | | | overpopulation of animals but at least give the |
| with their lives. | | | | animals a fighting chance of finding a home and a |
| The numbers tell what is really going on. There | | | | life to be loved and appreciated in. |
| are thousands of unwanted animals finding their | | | | Life can be hard for any animal but not having the |
| way into shelters each year. This is the direct | | | | love and attention they deserve makes it worse. |
| result of puppies and kittens created by these | | | | This is why so many people value their pets, |
| animals who were never spayed or neutered. | | | | getting them neutered/spayed, loving them to the |
| Their subsequent effect on the overpopulation of | | | | end. They give them the quality of life while alive |
| companion pets. | | | | and their thoughts are at the time of their death |
| The awful truth is there are more animals seeking | | | | they did the best for them. They neutered and |
| adoption than their are homes available. | | | | spayed their pet increasing their life span-they did |
| The facts for June 1st, 2002 to May 31st 2005 | | | | good by them. Most people feel this way and will |
| one charity called LAWS spent $132,820.70 on | | | | give them a final resting place in a pet cremation |
| spay/neuter adn that was the figures found for | | | | memorial urn. The dogs and cats are the most |
| three years ago so you can assume the numbers | | | | cherished pet but also the most productive as the |
| have certainly increased in those 3 years. These | | | | figures prove. They are also the most common |
| figures alone should bring people to their knees. | | | | pet most people have. |
| These are more figures which will open people's | | | | |