The Importance Spaying and Neutering Pets

Some pet owners don't find it necessary to spay and/or neuter their pets. They do not realize just how harmful it actually is.

• In the United States alone, approximately 70,000 dogs and cats are born EVERYDAY! That is about 3,000 every hour; 50 every minute.
•  Currently in the United States there are approximately 70,000,000 dogs and cats living as strays strays. 
• 30,000,000 animals will die this year from cruelty, neglect, abuse, and exploitation. 
• There are approximately 5,000 animals shelters nationwide. 
• 6-8 million cats and dogs will enter these shelters this year. 
• 3-4 million of those cats and dogs will be euthanized this year; nearly 10,000 everyday. 

 These staggering numbers are so easily avoidable. The numbers would drop drastically if everyone simply spayed and neutered their pets. When surveyed, owners' most common reasons for not spaying and neutering was as followed:

• Not Bothered to do it yet- 29%
• Desire to breed their animal- 16%
• Feeling the animal was too young- 15%
• Affordability- 9%
• Feeling that it is cruel to the animal- 5%
• Feeling that it is unnatural- 4%
• Other- 15%
• Not sure- 7%

So where do you stand. Do you believe in Spaying and Neutering pets, or do you have reasons not to?

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