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 Clyde was neutered at four months old. Pit bulls are especially hard to find good and permanent homes for. Therefore, many more of them are euthanized for no other reason than there are not enough homes. |
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With
today's
surgical
procedures,
puppies
and
kittens
can
be
safely
spayed
or
neutered
as
young
as
eight
weeks
of
age.
This
juvenile
spay/neuter
procedure
has
been
available
for
more
than
ten
years.
Shelters
routinely
utilize
juvenile
spay/neuter
in
their
adoption
programs
so
that
no
puppies
or
kittens
leave
the
shelter
unsterilized.
Shown
at
the
left
is
Clyde,
now
over
four
years
old,
who
was
neutered
at
four
months
of
age.
As
you
can
see,
his
muscling,
head
development
and
overall
structure
were
not
negatively
affected
by
neutering
him
at
an
early
age. "She should have one litter first, to settle her down" This is an old wives tale. Having a litter willl not improve her health or permanently change her personality — although she may be tired and irritable while nursing offspring. Every hour, about 2,500 puppies and kittens are born in the U.S. If a dog or cat has four offspring every year (a low number), 2 of them female, and each of these females also has four offspring each year, 2 of them female, by the seventh year, the original mother will have 4,372 descendants. 
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Each
year,
there
are
over
15
million
animals
destroyed
in
animal
shelters
because
there
are
no
homes
for
them. Please spay/neuter your pets. They will live happier, longer, healthier lives. |
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