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People Saving Pets: The Seriously SMART Movement by PetSmart Charities
Did you know pet homelessness, shelter overcrowding and the euthanization of 11,000 healthy pets daily can be prevented by spaying/neutering? By as early as 4 months of age, a female cat can carry her first litter. And yet, millions of American pet owners avoid or put off this life-saving operation.
The People Saving Pets movement, empowered by PetSmart Charities, aims to change that. The movement’s purpose is to end pet homelessness through uniting pet lovers and inspiring action in their communities.
In the past 17 years, the nonprofit has contributed approximately $28 million toward supporting spay/neuter initiatives.
Early-age spay/neuter operations can be performed safely and effectively on kittens and puppies beginning at 10 weeks old. Animals that have been spayed or neutered have a reduced risk for certain types of cancers and infections, as well as reduced aggression and behavioral issues.
Other notes on the People Saving Pets movement, which is growing exponentially, and spay/neuter:
· People Saving Pets is a social movement created by PetSmart Charities to save the lives of adoptable pets who need lifelong, loving homes, and to solve the homeless pet problem for good by uniting people who love pets and inspiring action in their communities.
· Pet-lovers can get involved in the People Saving Pets movement in a variety of ways by adopting, spaying/neutering, volunteering, donating and spreading news about the homeless pet situation with friends and family.
· In the U.S., only half of the 8 million homeless pets in shelters are adopted every year. And more than 11,000 healthy pets are euthanized every day simply because they have no home.
· Spaying/neutering prevents the birth of millions of unplanned and unwanted pets who are born homeless, yet 35% of pets are not spayed or neutered.
· Puppies and kittens can be safely spayed or neutered as young as 8 to 10 weeks old and should be spayed/neutered before they are 6 months old.
· Spaying/neutering can reduce the risk of certain reproductive cancers and infections, and they are calmer, less likely to wander, less likely to “mark” your stuff and less likely to get into fights.
· Low-cost spaying and neutering services are available in communities across North America. Find a low-cost, high-quality spay and neuter clinic in your area using our online Spay/Neuter Services Locator at www.peoplesavingpets.org.
Additionally, cost needn’t be a factor when deciding to do what is best for your pet. PetSmart Charities funds thousands of low-cost (as well as free) spay/neuter operations at clinics across the country. In order to find clinics in their area, pet owners should check out the clinic locator tool on www.PeopleSavingPets.org.
Spaying/neutering is a simple solution to an ever-increasing problem in the U.S. And, as you all know, it’s a simple solution to problems like feral colonies, etc.
I seriously idolize those citizens who are involved in personal/group-funded TSN programs and do it all on their own, as well as I respect those that do it through registered non-profits.
Check out People Saving Pets and see how you can get involved, or how you can help please!
Cost is the major reason people don’t have their pets spayed or neutered. I’m glad that some pet charities are defraying the cost. Many people lack transportation to take their pet to a vet in urban settings where pets are not allowed on public transportation. I hope someone steps in to help with that maybe by setting up neighborhood centers.
I think this a wonderful program. But I do think there should be more literature out there so people can really ackowledge the problem and try to help resolve it. All in all I wish more organizations would help out with this. O do love this and as an animal advocate and true lover of all animals this is the top for me. Keep up the great work and ill keep donating my time the local spca and shelters around my area.
I believe that two other reasons that pet owners don’t bother to do the right thing and spay or neuter their pets, is laziness or being told by vets and others about the so-called drawbacks to sterilizing a pet. More of us need to be pro-active and inform the general pet owning public about reputable low cost spay/neuter clinics ($75.00 compared to $250.00)and other local programs available to help reduce the # of unnecessary births. We also need to inform pet owners that their indifference to the reproductive state of their beloved pet may eventually cost their pet their lives (cancer of reproductive organs).
Thanks for the information! It won’t help us in Mexico, but I know a lot of people in the States who could/will benefit from this. I’ll spread the word. Thanks also for the work you do; there are never enough of us “animaniacs”(I like that term).