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Low Cost Spay and Neuter Programs Spaying or neutering your pets is one of
the most important things a person can do to be a responsible pet owner.
Every year over 5 million pets are euthanized due to overpopulation. Besides
not producing unneeded kittens or puppies, spaying a female cat or dog before
the first heat reduces the risk of mammary cancer and eliminates the risk or
ovarian and uterine cancer. In male cats or dogs, neutering eliminates the
risk of testicular and prostate cancer. It also eliminates annoying sexual
habits such as "marking" territory indoors, roaming in search of
females, mounting behavior and aggression towards other male animals.
Statistics show that most dog bites are inflicted by unaltered males. Millions of unwanted and homeless cats are
born in our country each year. During the peak of the kitten season - from
late April to September - pounds and some humane shelters kill unwanted and
abandoned cats and kittens at the rate of over one per minute. For
example, two uncontrolled breeding cats, plus all their kittens and all their
kitten's kittens, if none are ever neutered or spayed, add up to 80,399,780
cats in 10 years. (This is assuming two litters per cat per year, 2.8
surviving kittens per litter, 10 years breeding life.) Please help us to
control the pet population, spay and neuter all of your pets! The Humane Society of Cobb County offers
discount spay and neuter certificates to those that cannot afford to pay full
price. The certificates are redeemable at a selected group of veterinarians
in Or call The Spay and Neuter Team of
Atlanta “SANTA”
678-354-7200 To receive our certificate, please mail us a self addressed, stamped envelope with a brief description of the pet with your request for a spay/neuter certificate to the address below. If you would rather come by the office to pick one up, they are located
outside the front door for your convenience. The
Humane Society Of Cobb County, Inc. |
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