15th Annual Spay Day USA

February 24, 2009 marked the 15th annual Spay Day USA. Spay Day USA takes place each year on the last Tuesday in February. The Doris Day Animal League originally created the event in 1995. The Humane Society of the United States joined the campaign in 2006. They hope to inspire people to spay or neuter their pets to save animal lives.

Over 3 million cats and dogs are euthanized in U.S. shelters each year. Spaying or neutering is a proven method to reduce the number of animals being put down. An unsprayed cat can produce 18 kittens a year and an unsprayed dog can give birth to 20 puppies a year. Many of these offspring end up homeless in animal shelters only to be a victim of euthanasia.

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