PetSmart Charities donation boosts spay/neuter programs

Posted in Blog, News on January 26, 2012 | leave a comment

Please spay or neuter your pet! That’s something we can’t say enough about to all of you pet parents.

Here’s something that will really get you thinking. 11,000 pets in this country are euthanized each day. That’s about half of the 8 million pets that land in shelters every year according to a PetSmart Charities study. You can actually get your puppy or kitten safely spayed or neutered as early as 8 to 10 weeks to totally decrease any unwanted pregnancies.

Our friends at PetSmart Charities just announced a gigantor national grant program which will fund spay/neuter programs across the country in dozens of our nation’s shelters.

The $1 million dollar grant program will help 65 non-profit spay/neuter clinics provide the procedure to 23-thousand cats and pit bull terriers.

“Approximately 34 percent of dogs and cats in U.S. households are not spayed or neutered yet the procedure is one of the most effective ways to reduce the homeless pet overpopulation,” said Della Maddalena. “With our new national grant program and our ongoing efforts to make affordable spay/neuter available to the public, PetSmart Charities is addressing the root cause of pet homelessness and this will have a national impact on reducing shelter intake and, ultimately, the euthanasia of adoptable pets.”

Since 2007, PetSmart Charities has provided $26.3 million in grants that have subsidized almost 1 millionspay/neuter surgeries in the United States.

There are ways you can help too! Donations allow PetSmart Charities to offer these types of grant programs and resources that support local clinics and shelters across the nation. Members of the public can join the fight to end pet homelessness by making a tax-deductible donation online, by email at gifts@petsmartcharities.org or via phone at 623-587-2826.

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