This February, after the chocolates were gone and the flowers were wilted, here at the Spay Neuter Action Project we continued to focus our attention on World Spay Day, February 28, 2023. Chances are the kitties, puppies and bunnies in your life have benefited from being spayed or neutered. With your help, many other local pets can share in these benefits, not to mention the millions of animals that will be spared thanks to a decrease in the unwanted pet population brought about by caring people across San Diego and World Spay Day.
It all started with Doris Day
Naming a festival aimed at removing the testes and ovaries of animals after a legendary performer seems…like a stretch. But in 1978 Doris Day founded her Animal Foundation, which in turn, founded Spay Day USA in 1995 to help eliminate the problem of homeless pets.
Because it saves millions of animals’ lives
At least three million adoptable cats and dogs are euthanized in the U.S. each year because they don’t have homes — numbers largely attributable to unplanned litters that could have been prevented by spaying or neutering. Spaying and neutering can also reduce the incidence of some of the most common types of cat and dog cancers.
Because it makes more room in shelters
Even if you could, in theory, find loving homes for the puppies and kittens your animals might produce, there’ll still be fewer homes for puppies and kittens already in animal shelters. And that means they’re more likely to be killed. This is a day that really draws attention to the importance of not being super selfish when it comes to watching your pets experience the miracle of birth!
How to Help
Spay or neuter your pet and please help SNAP continue to provide low-cost spay/neuter services to those in need. Donate HERE
IN SIX YEARS, 2 unaltered pets and their offspring can be responsible for:
Please donate now to celebrate Spay Day USA 2023!
Thank you from the pets, and their people, in our service range who are in desperate need of medical care.
Together, we can "FIX" Pet Overpopulation!
