Reasons to alter your pets

PETS ARE NOT DISPOSIBLE.

Do not breed or buy while others die.

For male dogs and cats: it reduces their chances of getting testicular cancer, kidney disease and prostate enlargement.

For female dogs and cats it reduces their chances of getting ovarian, mammary, vagina and uterine cancers and pyometra.

Altering also tends to make pets more alert and protective because they’re not distracted by unaltered males and females in heat or on the look out for others in the neighborhood.

Altering tends to help reduce spraying in cats, (which is very foul smelling) and roaming in dogs and cats and can help with aggressive behavior and reduce fighting.

If someone says: I always find homes for my puppies and kittens please remind them that only 3 of those pets end up in a forever home within the first year. 6 end up in new homes or at shelters. Also, each of those pets will have their own litters, and their pets have pets and so on.

Remember that:

1 cat and its babies can produce 420,000 kittens in 7 years.

1 dog and its babies can produce 67,000 puppies in 6 years.

It’s expensive to spay and/or neuter my pets. Not true. If you are low income, under $30,000 a year you can have your cat altered for $10 and your dog altered for $20 through Puppy Love Rescue, 916-649-1805. If your income is higher please check out our website for other alternatives. (SPCA, SAAC, SNIP and others.)

Your child can experience the beauty of childbirth through a video provided by United Animal Nations. Ask for Alexa. Also, Effie Yea Nature Center has programs too.

Dog and cats do not become fat and lazy because they are altered it is because they are fed too much or not exercised enough. Also, most altered pets require less food each day.

For every one human baby that is born, 15 puppies are born, and 45 kittens are born. NOT enough homes.

The U.S. euthanizes, (kills), 13 million dogs and cats each year because there are not enough homes

In California 400 thousand dogs and cats are KILLED each year because there are not enough homes for them.

Only 2 out of 10 kittens will find a lifelong home.

Over half of the dogs in local shelters die.

Over 68% of the cats in local shelters die.

About 25% of the dogs in the shelters are purebred.

Nation wide:

14 out of 100 dogs find homes.

9 out of 100 cats find homes.

It’s expensive to spay and/or neuter my pets. Not true. If you are low income, under $30,000 a year you can have your cat altered for $10 and your dog altered for $20 through Puppy Love Rescue, 916-649-1805. If your income is higher please check out our website for other alternatives. (SPCA, SAAC, SNIP and others.)

PLEASE DON’T BREED OR BUY WHILE OTHERS DIE.

VISIT YOUR LOCAL ANIMAL CONTROL, (SHELTERS).

WWW.PuppyLoveRescue.com 916-649-1805

Information compiled from TEAM, vets, animal control, etc.

Written 5-08, revised 5-14-08