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Each day, 70,000 puppies and kittens are born. That's SEVEN TIMES the amount of people born each day. As long as these birth rates persist, there will never be enough homes for all the animals. As a result, millions of healthy, loving cats, dogs, kittens and puppies face early deaths as a form of animal control. Others are left to fend for themselves against cars, the elements, other animals, or cruel humans.
What can you do to stop the suffering? Spay and neuter your pet! It's the law, and it's the right thing to do.
Cats and dogs multiply fast. They first go into heat at 5 months of age, sometimes earlier. What's more, they can have litters twice a year! That is why there are so many homeless animals. See the charts at right to learn how fast cats and dogs can multiply.
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The Problem Multiplies An unspayed female cat, her mate and all of their offspring, producing 2 litters per year, with 2.8 surviving kittens per litter can total:
1 year: 12
2 years: 67
3 years: 376
4 years: 2,107
5 years: 11,801
6 years: 66,088
7 years: 370,092
8 years: 2,072,514
9 years: 11,606,077
An unspayed female dog, her mate and all of their puppies, if none are ever neutered or spayed, add up to:
1 year: 16
2 years: 128
3 years: 512
4 years: 2,048
5 years: 12,288
6 years: 67,000 |
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