February is Spay Neuter Awareness Month
In Alabama, approximately 120,000 of the dogs and cats that land in shelters and impound facilities are destroyed annually using your tax dollars and donations. Although there is much disagreement among animal welfare advocates as to how to end the needless killing of shelter animals, there is one point on which most experts agree: the single most important way for us to reduce the number of shelter pets is by spaying and neutering them. (Source: http://www.alabamavotesforanimals.org/ )
T-Town PAWS will be providing ongoing information and resources throughout the month of February (and all year long) to promote spay/neuter awareness. Watch our website, tweets, blog and Facebook posts for more information and join us in getting the word out – - spay/neuter IS the solution!
And speaking of solutions, The Alabama Spay Neuter Clinic is offering a way to beat the “heat” – female cats spayed for $20 in February. If you don’t have a female cat, they’re offering $5 off their already low pricing. The clinic’s goal is “to stem the tide of unwanted and abandoned companion animals by offering low-cost, high-quality spay and neuter surgeries”. We encourage you to visit http://www.alspay.org/ for details – - and share this great resource with everyone you know!
Let your voice be heard far and wide! Please join T-Town PAWS in spreading the message that spay/neuter is good for your pet, is good for you, and is good for your community.
