Spay & Neuter

There are numerous reasons to spay and neuter companion animals. Most countries have a surplus of companion animals and are forced to euthanize or disregard their great suffering. The surplus is in the millions in the United States. Spaying and neutering ensures the population is controlled and increases the ability to find good homes for them all.

Reasons to Spay and Neuter

It helps reduce companion animal overpopulation. Cats are 45 times as prolific as humans, and dogs are 15 times as prolific. They do not need our help to expand their numbers; they need our help to reduce their numbers until there are good homes for them all.

Sterilization of your cat or dog will increase his/her chance of a longer and healthier life. Altering your felines will add 3 to 5 years. Altered animals have a very low to no risk of mammary gland tumors/cancer, prostate cancer, perianal tumors, pyometria, and uterine, ovarian and testicular cancers.

Sterilizing your cat/dog makes him/her a better pet, reducing his/her urge to roam and decreasing the risk of contracting diseases or getting hurt as they roam. Intact male cats living outside have been shown to live on average less than two years. Feline Immunodeficiency Syndrome is spread by bites and intact cats fight a great deal more than altered cats.

Your community will also benefit. Unwanted animals are becoming a very real concern in many places.

Stray animals can easily become a public nuisance, soiling parks and streets, ruining shrubbery, frightening children and elderly people, creating noise and other disturbances, causing automobile accidents, and sometimes even killing livestock or other pets.  – The American Veterinary Medical Association

Benefits of Spaying Females

  • No heat cycles, therefore males will not be attracted
  • Less desire to roam
  • Risk of mammary gland tumors, ovarian and/or uterine cancer is reduced or eliminated, especially if done before the first heat cycle
  • Reduces number of unwanted cats/kittens/dogs/puppies
  • Helps dogs and cats live longer, healthier lives

Benefits of Neutering Males

  • Reduces or eliminates risk of spraying and marking
  • Less desire to roam, therefore less likely to be injured in fights or auto accidents
  • Risk of testicular cancer is eliminated, and decreases incidence of prostate disease
  • Reduces number of unwanted cats/kittens/dogs/puppies
  • Decreases aggressive behavior, including dog bites/li>
  • Helps dogs and cats live longer, healthier lives
Be a hero this year to homeless companion animals in Portage County. We count on your support for much-needed funds to provide for the animals in our care and find them loving homes.
Be a hero this year to homeless companion animals in Portage County. We count on your support for much-needed funds to provide for the animals in our care and find them loving homes.