By Genevieve Frederick | Founder
You are responsible for helping to reach our goal of $2,500 to spay/neuter twenty pets this year. We are almost there! A huge “Thank you” to everyone that has donated to this program!
Since the beginning of 2015, Pets of the Homeless has seen 201 dogs and 13 cats as emergencies. Many times a spay/neuter can be performed at the time of the hospitalization. At three reported wellness clinics that Pets of the Homeless sponsored, 104 dogs and 18 cats were vaccinated and given a basic exam. There are 7 outstanding vouchers for free spay/neuters.
As of today five pets have been altered which will reduce the future pet population. Our goal of 20 pets to be spayed/neutered this year is closer. Our $2,500 goal of donations is just a few dollars away.
It is because of the compassion and discounts of so many veterinarians that we can help many more pets get altered. Did you know that many homeless get their pets from other homeless owners due to unaltered pets?
As an example: Assume a female dog has her first heat at a year old, one heat every year, has 6 pups each litter to age 12. That’s 12 x 6 pups = 72 pups as a guesstimate.
The average number of litters a fertile cat can produce in one year is 3. The average number of kittens in a feline litter is 4–6. That’s 3 x 5= 15 kittens a year to age 7 = 105. In seven years, one female cat and her offspring can theoretically produce 420,000 cats.
Your donations go a long way to help those pets that need altering. Help us today meet our goal.
Thank you
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