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Looking for something to do with your dog on Sunday afternoon? Join us at Dog Splash 2012! http://ow.ly/i/VtvX

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It’s election season… Vote Spay-Neuter ’12! http://ow.ly/dDxtU

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Did you find a stray, or did the stray find you?  You have a kind heart and can’t walk away.  So, what do you do next? Here’s a great resource from Best Friends and the Tree House Animal Foundation to help guide you on your way.  And remember…the most effective way to reduce the stray population is spay/neuter!

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It’s that time again – another school year and football is in full swing!  That means it’s time for our Bama PAWS campus chapter to hold its first meeting.  We hope all UA students – new and returning – will visit our chapter officers at Bama PAWS’ Get on Board Day table.  Students can register for Bama PAWS here.

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Millions of cats and dogs of all ages and breeds are euthanized annually or suffer as strays. Many of these are the result of unwanted, unplanned litters that could have been prevented by spaying or neutering.  Rarely surviving for more than a few years on their own, strays die painfully by starvation, disease, freezing or being hit by cars.  ASPCA

Join in the fight against pet overpopulation…help us spread the word to spay/neuter!  www.T-TownPAWS.org

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Every day we hear folks giving the same reasons why they don’t spay or neuter their pets.  Here are a few of the things we hear:

• “My cats have such sweet personalities.  I’d love a litter of kittens just like them.”
• “I have the most beautiful Labradoodle.  I’d love to breed her at least once.”
• “I don’t want my pet to go through surgery.”
• “The procedure is too expensive.”

Unfortunately, there are already too many pets than there are homes.  That means thousands of wonderful dogs and cats are euthanized each year in overcrowded shelters across the United States – pets with sweet personalities, cute mutts, and plenty of beautiful purebred dogs and cats, too.

Consider this: one unaltered dog can produce over 300 offspring in five years and one unaltered cat can produce almost 11,000 in just FOUR years!  When one litter can lead to hundreds to thousands of unwanted pets, then spaying one dog or one cat can save hundreds to thousands of needless deaths.  Spaying and neutering our pets is the only way we’re going to stop the vicious cycle of pet overpopulation.

The truth is, spaying or neutering your pet can have important health benefits including…  And the surgery is not as expensive as you might think.  If you’re looking for low-cost solutions there are low cost clinics close by that charge less than $100.

When you really sit down and think about it, why would you not spay or neuter your pet!

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A little Yorkshire Terrier came into our lives a few years back.  At only six months old and from good breeder stock, she, unbelievably, came to us through rescue.

It’s not uncommon for purebred pets, no matter what the breed, to find themselves in shelters or rescue.  And, like other homeless purebreds, she wasn’t a good fit for her former owner’s household.

Our six pound Yorkie is the prissiest looking little thing, though a true tomboy at heart.  She immediately got us singing, “Her name is Lola, she is a show girl.”  Barry Manilow’s signature song with our little twist.

And, of course, we had to have fragrance, “Lola”.  And now there’s a new one, “Oh, Lola”.  Got to have that too!  That’s what we say to her when she does something cute.

Our friends flipped when they heard our little Yorkie puppy was headed to our vet to be spayed.  Why would we spay her when the other dogs in the house were already spayed and neutered?  Why would we not want to breed her, they asked.

First, it’s the principle of the matter.  There are far too many unwanted pets for us to create more.  What’s more, there are no messy heat cycles to deal with – who wants those.  And, with important health benefits like reducing the risk of uterine infection and breast cancer, why would we not want her spayed!

The baby of the house, she’s spoiled beyond belief.  And when that recent commercial began playing, we added a new tune to our repertoire:

Whatever Lola wants…Lola gets!

She’s our little Lola – truly one-of-a-kind.

The Jarreau Family

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Traditionally, a spay or neuter surgery takes place when a pup is approximately 6 months old, before puberty sets in. The age of 6 months was chosen arbitrarily years ago and isn’t set in stone. Today, veterinarians know that a spay or neuter surgery can be performed as early as 6 to 8 weeks of age with no harmful effects, according to Dog Channel.com.

Visit www.T-TownPAWS.org for local spay/neuter resources.

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Luna, a beautiful white cat with a huge fluffy tail and an even bigger personality, was found, homeless, after the storm.  Her name, which means “princess”, so appropriately describes how Luna prances around.

Luna looks for the purr-fect home

Despite an extensive, months-long search for her family and several foster homes along the way, no one turned up to claim poor Luna.  Spayed, and receiving up-to-date shots and medical attention, a wonderful family met Luna and it was love at first sight!

Now little Luna has two loving parents and another cat, Will, to play with – all survivors of the April 27^th storm that claimed their house.  It was a “purr-fect” match – and a healing experience for all!

Find a cute new picture of Luna (now Kheesi) on Pinterest @ttownpaws

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Humane organizations and animal protection groups raise public awareness of overpopulation through education and outreach campaigns that promote spaying and neutering and encourage people to adopt animals instead of buying them.  This effort, according to ida, is crucial because even though there are millions of animals who need loving guardians, less than one in five dogs living in American homes are adopted from shelters. 

Whether based on media exposure or direct person-to-person contact, education and outreach programs complement spaying and neutering efforts by getting the community involved in creating solutions and generating public support for overpopulation reduction measures.   Over time, these targeted efforts have succeeded in dramatically decreasing the number of animals euthanized in the U.S.  Only 30 years ago, about 17 million cats and dogs were killed in the course of a single year—more than four times the amount of homeless animals euthanized by shelters today, states ida.

Visit www.T-TownPAWS.org to learn more about our expanding educational efforts and how you can join T-Town PAWS in working to eliminating euthanasia in Tuscaloosa County.