Great Reasons to Spay and Neuter Your Pets

Pet overpopulation is becoming a larger problem every day. It not only results in many cruel and unwanted deaths of these poor defenseless animals, but it also results in higher taxes because someone has to pay to put down these animals. The plain and simple fact is that there are over ten million unwanted cats and dogs that are euthanized each year. Another scary fact is that four out of five littermates will be euthanized within the first year of their life. How cruel is this? Most of the cats and dogs that are born each year do not even have a fighting chance to live a good life. There is only one simple and easy way to stop this growing death rate: spaying and neutering your pets.

There are many benefits to spaying and neutering your dogs and cats. The benefits for spaying a female dog are numerous. First of all you will not have to pay for the care of puppies that are birthed by this female. You will save a lot of hassle in finding a good home for the puppies. You will also not have to deal with the dog coming into heat and bleeding all over you, furniture, and anything else of worth. You will also be preventing false pregnancies, which up to 50% of dogs suffer from. You will eliminate visits from aggressive males that are trying to breed with the female. You eliminate the chance for an infection of the uterus to occur, which is quite common and usually results in death. You also greatly reduce the possibility of mammary cancer, which is the cancer that is responsible for ½ of all cancer related deaths in females.

Neutering male dogs also has many benefits. First of all you will most likely save money, time, and spare feelings because the male will not roam as much; twice as many males are in an accident with an automobile and injured or killed. You will eliminate the possibility of testicular tumors in your beloved male pet. You also reduce prostatic and perianal tumors in the males. Also reduces the possibility of mounting other dogs. And the greatest of all is that males become more devoted to the family because they are not frustrated all the time with finding a mate.

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