SPCA of North Brevard, Inc.

WHY SPAY OR NEUTER?

Each year more than12 million dogs and cats, puppies and kittens, 25% of whom are purebreds, end up in America's animal shelters. Whether lost, abandoned, or given up, most animals are the result of irresponsible ownership and uncontrolled breeding. Sadly, nearly 8 million of those animals are euthanized because there are not enough homes for them all. Millions more never make it to a shelter.

Simple surgery could have saved many of those lives,
but many other reasons to spay or neuter pets exist:

IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR PET.....
	Spayed or neutered dogs and cats live longer, healthier lives.
	It greatly reduces cancer and other hormone-related medical disorders in dogs and cats
	Neutered animals are less likely to roam, bite or fight.
	Animals have no psychological need to reproduce.

IT'S GOOD FOR YOU.....
	Spayed or neutered pets behave better and make affectionate companions
	Neutered cats are less likely to spray and mark territory.
	Spaying a female dog or cat eliminates its heat cycle. Females in heat often cry non-stop, are nervous and attract unwanted male animals.

IT'S GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY
	Irresponsible breeding breeds more cases of dog attacks. Our shelters become over-crowded, forcing communities to fork out millions of dollars to control, destroy, and dispose of these unwanted animals

Please do your part

CLICK HERE for more information on low-cost spaying or neutering.

Thank you for helping us help them!

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals