In every country and every community, there are animals without homes. Healthy, sweet animals would be great pets if they only had someone to care about them. Far too many homeless animals enter animal shelters, but just half of them, or even less, become adopted, while the other half becomes euthanized. What can we do about it? It takes time and energy, but we can do a lot. Spaying and neutering is the only really effective birth control for pet animals (dogs, cats, rabbits) your own pet is an important decision with a great impact on our society in general.
Owners wonder when is the right time to spay or neuter their pets. Both spaying and neutering can be performed at 8 weeks of age. Purebred dog owners can allow their pets one litter (or as many as possible) only if they have homes for their potential litters before they even breed. If you do not have homes for potential puppies, keep in mind that even the purebred animals end up in animal shelters. One of the benefits of neutering or spaying is that your pet will live healthier, happier and longer life and it can prevent certain undesirable behaviors (constant nervous pacing and crying of female cats, urine marking, urgent to roam, humping of male cats). In case you own more than one pet animal, they will get along far better in case they are all neutered or spayed.
Before acquiring a pet, every owner should be aware of the cost of caring for a certain animal. This includes food, various pet supplies and veterinary care. If you want to find low-cost options in your area, browse online “Spay clinic Edmonton“, for example, or call local animal shelters. If you still think that is too much, think about the cost for just one litter of kittens/puppies (feeding, vaccinations, worming). If you compare those costs, you will see that spay/neuter services are cheaper.