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Useful Information on Spay and Neuter

Here are some facts about pets. Also some important and useful information.

People like us, who spend most of our “free” time rescuing homeless dogs, always offer one big reason for spaying or neutering your dog: the appalling pet overpopulation problem that results in thousands of pets being euthanized (killed) every day.
 

  • Some 70,000 puppies and kittens are born every day in the U.S.

  • Between four million and six million pets are euthanized every year because they are homeless.

  • That means between 11,000 and 16,000 pets are euthanized every day simply because they are homeless.

  • An animal in a shelter is killed every 1.5 seconds.

  • Only one animal in 10 born in the U.S. gets a good home that lasts a lifetime.

Millions of unwanted and homeless cats* are born in our country each year. During the peak of the kitten season (from late April to early September), pounds and "shelters" kill unwanted and abandoned cats* at the rate of ONE PER MINUTE.

TWO UNCONTROLLED BREEDING CATS*
... plus all their kittens
... and all their kittens' kittens' kittens
(if none are ever neutered or spayed)
WILL ADD UP TO:
Year One: 12 Cats
Year Two: 66 Cats
Year Three: 382 Cats
Year Four: 2,201 Cats
Year Five: 12,680 Cats
Year Six: 73,041 Cats
Year Seven: 420,715 Cats
Year Eight: 2,423,316 Cats
Year Nine: 13,958,290 Cats
Year Ten: 80,399,780 Cats
Population Figures in this table are based on:
• an average of 2 litters of kittens per year;
• an average of 2.8 surviving kittens per litter;
• an average 10-year breeding life.

 

For low cost spay and neuter programs, contact the following:
 
BARC- FREE FURRY FIX for low income families with owned pets (not for rescues, shelters, or other organizations)   and the BIG DOG FIX for dogs 45lbs and over.  IF you are low income (proof being state aid such as food stamp assistance, medicaid, etc) BARC will help with the cost of your pets spay or neuter and low cost  vaccinations, regardless of residency!  Contact BARC for more information! www.barcstl.org
 
Nooterville (helps with the cost of spay and neuter and low cost vaccinations, for low income families)
Come visit us every Saturday from 10. am. to 12 noon at 5321 Manchester st. louis, mo.  MUST LIVE IN THE ST. LOUIS CITY LIMITS (proof of residency and low income required)
 
Operation SPOT - Stop Pet Overpopulation Today
St. Louis, MO
314-995-8678

Spay Neuter Clinic of the Ozarks
Springfield MO and other Missouri and Kansas locations.
417-875-6555
Web: www.snco.org
Low cost s/n for feral and stray animals as well as for pets of low income people.

Central Missouri Humane Society
616 Big Bear Blvd
Columbia, MO
573-443-3893
Low cost spay/neuter for qualified low income.

Dogwood Animal Shelter

Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic
Camdenton MO
573-346-2929

Noahs Ark Veterinary Clinic
Salem, MO
573-729-0294

People for Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
MO
816-252-2680

STOPP (Stop the Over Population of Pets
MO
816-313-7729

Arrowhead Veterinary Clinic
Kansas City MO
816-353-0689

Spay and Neuter Kansas City
Kansas City MO
816-353-0940

Low Cost Spay & Neuter Inc
MO
816-765-5401


Humane Society of Greater Kansas City
Kansas City, KS
913-596-1000

ILLINOIS

PrairieLand Anticruelty
Champaign IL
Quincy Humane Society
Quincy IL
217-228-1422

Knox County Humane Society
1855 Windish Drive
Galesburg, IL 61401
309-342-1275
www.misslink.net/kchs
Discount certificates for s/n at participating veterinary clinics.

Better Pets Clinic
Moline IL
309-764-5489
Low cost s/n for western Illinois and eastern Iowa area.

Quad City Animal Welfare Center
724 West 2nd Avenue
Milan, IL 61264
309-787-6830
Serving surrounding areas in Iowa and Illinois, Davenport, Bettendorf, Rock Island, Moline, East Moline, etc. Low costs for spay/neuter, tests, and vaccinations.

Anti-Cruelty Society
147 West Grand Avenue
Chicago, IL 60610
312-644-8338
Call for information and for requirements to set up an appointment for low cost s/n.

Bethalto Spay Clinic
Bethalto, IL
618-377-2420

Humane Society of Southern Illinois
Murphyboro/Carbondale area IL
618-457-2362 Once a month, they sell a limited number of vouchers for $35 each (at this writing) that the purchaser takes to a participating veterinarian for spay/neuter at no additional cost.

ARF (Animal Rescue Fountain Inc)
Glen Ellyn IL
630-469-4121

Homes for Endangered & Lost Pets
PO Box 972
St. Charles, IL 60174
630-879-8500
Information about services in the area.

Illinois Citizens Animal Welfare League
10305 Southwest Highway
Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
708-636-8586
Pets and ferals. Call for information and appointment.

Animal Welfare League (2 locations)
6224 South Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL 60415
773-667-0088
Pets and ferals. Call for information and appointment.

South Suburban Humane Society
1103 West End Avenue
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
708-755-7387
Call for information regarding participating veterinarians, etc.

Felines, Inc.
PO Box 60616
Chicago, IL 60660
773-465-4132

PAWS Chicago
Lurie Family Spay/Neuter clinic
3516 West 26th Street
Chicago, IL 60623
773-521-7729
Call for appointment. Low cost spay/neuter and low cost vaccinations, tests, Frontline, and Heartgard.

PAWS
Tinley Park IL
815-464-7298
Ask about participating veterinarians. Orland Park and Country Club Hills.

Humane Society of Winnebago County
Rockford IL
815-749-1400

Kankakee County Humane Society
Kankakee, IL
815-933-5999
Low cost spay/neuter for all pets.

Winnebago County Animal Services
Rockford, IL
815-877-3073
Low cost spay/neuter for qualified low income.

Stop the Overpopulation of Pets, Inc.
PO Box 1103
Dundee, IL 60118
847-622-4136
Provides discount certificates for s/n to be used at a participating vet clinic.

River Woods Pet Clinic
Lincolnshire, IL
847-634-0022
In cooperation with local humane organizations, low cost s/n for pets and feral cats as well as early spay/neuter of kittens as small as 2 pounds and as young as 8 weeks.

C.A.R.E.
PO Box 1964
Evanston, IL 60204
847-705-2653
carepet@aol.com email

Lake County Animal Protection
Northern Illinois locations
847-740-3977