Spaying and neutering is one of the most important steps we can take to help pets live healthier lives and reduce the number of animals in need.

Finding “good homes” for an unexpected litter is not a long-term solution. Those puppies and kittens will grow up and may eventually produce litters of their own, continuing the cycle.

Spaying and neutering your pets can:

  • Reduce the risk of certain cancers and health problems

  • Support a longer, healthier life

  • Reduce unwanted behaviors like marking and roaming

  • Help prevent the cycle of unwanted litters

    • Pets can safely and easily be fixed by five months of age. 

    • Puppies and kittens can mate with their litter mates and their parents. They do not see those relationships like we do. To them, mating is as natural as sleeping, eating, and smelling. 

    • It is a myth that you have to wait until your dog or cat has its first heat cycle or until it is 6 months old to get fixed. Most "accidental" litters happen before a puppy or kitten is even 6 months old.

    • A female cat can breed three times a year with an average of four kittens per litter and she can get pregnant while still nursing.  

    • Cats can go into their first heat at FOUR months of age. Some dogs start as soon as FIVE months. Spay and neuter your pets early. Shelters are filled with "accidental" first litters. Don't wait.

  • In fact, your dog's performance may improve without the distraction for mating. In addition, you will have contributed to a longer, healthier life for your working dog.  


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Yes, all the spay and neuter hype is true...

Better Health & Longer Life

Spaying or neutering your cat or dog can help them live a longer, healthier life. Studies have found that spayed and neutered dogs and cats may have longer lifespans than those who remain intact.

Spaying also greatly reduces the risk of mammary (breast) cancer and eliminates the risk of uterine and ovarian cancers and pyometra, a potentially life-threatening infection of the uterus. Neutering eliminates the risk of testicular cancer and can reduce the risk of certain prostate and reproductive health problems.

Spaying or neutering is one of the most important things you can do to help protect your pet's health and well-being.

Better Health & Longer Life, Part II

Spaying or neutering your pet can reduce the urge to roam, lowering the risk of accidents, injuries, and exposure to diseases while they’re out on their own.

Unspayed and unneutered pets are also more likely to roam and get into fights. This is especially important for cats, since many feline diseases can be spread through bites and other close contact. Spaying or neutering can help reduce these risks and keep your pet safer. 

It's the Right Thing to Do!

Visit any local animal shelter, including Bulloch County Animal Services, and you’ll see how many pets are already waiting for homes. Shelters and rescues work hard to help these animals, but there are simply more pets in need than there are available homes.

Every year, too many animals are euthanized or suffer on the streets because they don’t have safe, loving homes. Preventing an unplanned litter helps keep more animals from facing that same fate.

Spaying or neutering your pet is one simple way to help reduce pet overpopulation and prevent more animals from entering an already overwhelmed shelter system.

Be part of the solution. Spay or neuter your pet today.