Spay & Neuter Information

SPAY/NEUTER benefits your pet by helping her or him live a longer, healthier life. Altered animals are less likely to contract certain kinds of cancers, and they are less likely to be given up at the local animal shelter (where they may not find another adoptive home) due to behavioral problems.

Title
   
   
   
MainMenu
Home Adoptions
Spay & Neuter Want to Help?
Lost & Found
Remembering
Helpful Links
About Us
Calendar of Events Donate to AWA

 
   
   
WarrenCounty

Low Cost Spay/Neuter

Contact CCAC (Concerned Citizens for Animal Control) of Warren County at the link below

...CCAC

 
   

 

 
   

Spay and Neuter - - - Myth or Fact?

Take the Test!

My pet will get fat and lazy.

      Myth                Incorrect

It's better to spay before the first litter.

      Incorrect                Evidence shows that females spayed before their first heat are typically healthier. Many veterinarians now sterilize dogs and cats as young as eight weeks of age. Check with your veterinarian about the appropriate time for these procedures.

My children should experience the miracle of birth.

      Even if children are able to see a pet give birth—which is unlikely, since it usually occurs at night and in seclusion—the lesson they will really learn is that animals can be created and discarded as it suits adults. Instead, it should be explained to children that the real miracle is life and that preventing the birth of some pets can save the lives of others.                Incorrect

Purebreds should not be spayed/neutered.

      At least one out of every four pets brought to animal shelters around the country are purebreds. There are just too many dogs and cats—mixed breed and purebred..                Incorrect

I want my dog to be protective.

      Spaying or neutering does not affect a dog's natural instinct to protect home and family. A dog's personality is formed more by genetics and environment than by sex hormones.                Incorrect

I don't want my male dog or cat to feel like less of a male.

      Pets don't have any concept of sexual identity or ego. Neutering will not change a pet's basic personality. He doesn't suffer any kind of emotional reaction or identity crisis when neutered.                Incorrect

It's too expensive to have my pet spayed or neutered.

      A dog or cat may be a great pet, but that doesn't mean her offspring will be a carbon copy. Professional animal breeders who follow generations of bloodlines can't guarantee they will get just what they want out of a particular litter. A pet owner's chances are even slimmer. In fact, an entire litter of puppies or kittens might receive all of a pet's (and her mate's) worst characteristics.                Incorrect

I'll find good homes for all the puppies and kittens

      You may find homes for all of your pet's litter. But each home you find means one less home for the dogs and cats in shelters who need good homes. Also, in less than one year's time, each of your pet's offspring may have his or her own litter, adding even more animals to the population. The problem of pet overpopulation is created and perpetuated one litter at a time.                Incorrect

 
   

 
   

Who to contact..

CCAC

Concerned Citizens for Animal Control of Warren County provide a discounted spay/neuter certificate for pets.

636-456-SPAY(7729)

http://www.ccacwc.com

Feral Cat Information

Homeless cats who are afraid of humans and cannot be easily approached or handled are referred to as "feral."

Information

Operation SPOT

Stop Pet Overpopulation Today provides low cost spay/neuter services for strays & feral animals as well as pets for low income people.

314-995-8678

http://www.opspot.org