Everybody loves puppies and kittens, whats the big deal if there are a few more?
Every year an estimated 6 to 8 million pets are euthanized in shelters every year. Many of these pets are perfectly healthy, but there is just no room for them. There are around 5000 animals born every hour in the United States, and only 500 humans born at the same time. An unspayed canine, her mate and their offspring can potentially produce 67,000 dogs in 6 years. At the same time, an unspayed feline, her mate and offspring can produce 420,000 in just 7 years. With numbers like these, even if every family in the U.S. adopted a pet and had it sterilized, there would still be homeless animals. Having your pet sterilized helps combat pet overpopulation.
