National Spay Day: February 23th

Is your pet spayed or neutered? Spaying or neutering your pets is the number one way you can help reduce pet overpopulation that results in the needless euthanization of hundreds of thousands of healthy, loving animals.

Of course, in these difficult economic times, many people have difficulty affording what seems like a needless surgery. However, many organizations and clinics offer low-cost spay/neuter programs to help families with financial difficulties. Here are a couple of sites that may help you find a low-cost clinic near you!:

http://www.spayusa.org/
http://neuterspay.org/

If anyone knows of additional resources, please post them in the comments!

Lastly, there are a number of reasons people give for not wanting to spay or neuter their pets, but some of these reasons are based on misinformation. To learn more about the myths surrounding spaying and neutering, check out this article from the HSUS. It looks like they're also currently holding a pet photo contest for National Spay Day, so maybe one of the fabulous pets here on My.Arfie could become a winner! Check it out!