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05-03-2005, 07:54 PM | #1 |
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| [News] National Be Kind to Animals Week - Spay/Neuter Your Pets! SEATTLE - It is "National Be Kind to Animals Week." One way you can do that is to make sure your pet is spayed or neutered. This is especially important with cats, because they can breed several times during the year and have a bunch of kittens in each litter. A lot of people don't realize it, but cat overpopulation is a big problem in the Northwest; a problem that can be dramatically reduced through surgery. Spay/neuter programs for dogs have been highly successful. At the Humane Society shelter in Bellevue, they've seen a dramatic drop in the number of dogs given up for adoption, but the cat problem is as bad as ever. Spaying or neutering is good for your pets. It helps them live longer, healthier lives. According to the Humane Society for the United States (www.hsus.org): Spaying eliminates the possibility of uterine or ovarian cancer. Spaying greatly reduces the incidence of breast cancer, especially when your pet is spayed before her first estrous cycle. Neutering eliminates testicular cancer. Neutering decreases the incidence of prostate disease. Having your pet altered has another benefit. "Their behavior will change for the better," says Nancy McKeeney, CEO of the Humane Society for Seattle King County. "The animals will actually pay more attention to their human owners if they are fixed," she says. "That's because they are less distracted by those raging hormones, less distracted by being able to sense an animal in heat, so they tend to be more attentive their owners." Some other benefits: It can make pets less likely to bite. The Humane Society for the United States says "unsterilized animals often exhibit more behavior and temperament problems." Spaying eliminates a dog or cat's heat cycle. Females in heat can cry a lot and show nervous behavior. Neutering makes pets less likely to roam, runaway, or fight. Neutering makes cats less likely to spray and mark their territory. Your pet's metabolism slows down after they're altered, so they won't need as many calories, but the surgery, by itself will not make them fat and lazy. Remember, it's less expensive to license your pet after it's been spayed or neutered, so the surgery more than pays for itself. A WORD ABOUT RABBITS The Humane Society says altering your pet rabbit "can reduce hormone-driven behavior such as lunging, mounting, spraying and boxing." For females, it can prevent a number of cancers. Rabbit overpopulation is a very serious problem. Rabbits are now the third most surrendered animal to shelters. Remember, rabbits reproduce… like rabbits… which is faster than dogs or cats. YOUR PETS NEED ID Pets should have two forms of ID. The first is a tag on the collar, with your pet's name, your name and number and the name and number of an out-of-town contact. Because a collar tag can come off, you want a second, permanent form of identification, and that's a microchip. The chip is about the size of a grain of rice. It is inserted under the skin, in a quick, painless procedure. Once it's implanted, it's there for life of your pet. It should not come out and it does not have to be replaced. Then if your pet is ever lost and picked up by animal control or taken to a shelter and it doesn't have a collar tag, they'll check for that chip. When the scanner is run over you pet, it will read the code transmitted by the chip, a unique code that is stored in a database, which links to information about you. Chipping around here costs about $25. For More Information: Why Should You Spay or Neuter Your Pet? http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/wh..._your_pet.html Humane Society Spay/Neuter Clinic http://www.seattlehumane.org/clinic.shtml Spay & Neuter Resources http://www.paws.org/cas/resources/fa...spayneuter.php Pasado's Safe Haven Mobil Spay Station Schedule http://www.pasadosafehaven.org/SPAYS...n_schedule.htm Purrfect Pals Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic http://www.purrfectpals.org/services.htm High Technology: Identifying Lost Pets -- www.hsus.org King County Microchip Information -- www.metrokc.gov http://www.komo1000news.com/consumer...y.asp?ID=36630 |
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05-04-2005, 11:11 AM | #2 |
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| You always have intresting post thank you for taking the time for finding them all. |
05-04-2005, 12:19 PM | #3 |
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| Thanks great info!
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