Cat owners should Beat the Heat Before Spring with February Spay Campaign
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 01/26/2015 - 2:26pm
Warmer weather may still be months away, but Nevada Humane Society wants you to Beat the Heat by spaying your cat in advance of her heat cycle and preventing unwanted litters from being born this spring. Animal shelters commonly refer to spring time as “kitten season” because that is when they receive the largest influx numbers of unwanted litters that are difficult to adopt.
That’s why Nevada Humane Society is offering a special Beat the Heat campaign sponsored by PetSmart Charities, the largest funder of animal welfare efforts in North America. Through the Beat the Heat campaign, Nevada Humane Society will provide $20 spay surgeries for female cats during the month of February.
Spaying and neutering is one of the most effective ways to reduce the homeless pet population and is safe for kittens as young as eight to 10 weeks old, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. Spaying a female cat before the first heat cycle can be beneficial, improving the health of the pet by reducing the risk of certain reproductive cancers and infections.
“Female cats can have as many as three litters a year, and kittens can breed as young as four months old,” said Denise Stevens, Operations Director for Nevada Humane Society. “Most people don’t want to see their cat get pregnant over and over again, so hopefully our Beat the Heat campaign will serve as a gentle reminder to cat owners to sterilize their cats before they go into heat this year.”
This special $20 rate is available to all residents of Washoe County and Carson City, as well as immediately neighboring counties. Cat parents who wish to take advantage of this offer must mention the Beat the Heat campaign when they schedule their appointment. This campaign is based on availability.
Thanks to the PetSmart Charities grant, Nevada Humane Society will provide a minimum of 350 female cat Beat the Heat sterilizations for $20 in February. Please visit NevadaHumaneSociety.org or call 775-856-2000 ext. 333 for more information or to schedule an appointment.
PetSmart Charities’ Beat the Heat campaign provides more than $598,870 to spay/neuter clinics to fund affordable, high-quality spay and neuter surgeries for 17,488 female cats across the nation during the month of February.
About Nevada Humane Society: Nevada Humane Society is a non-profit, charitable, no-kill shelter creating a no-kill community. We work to find homes and provide care for homeless animals. Our work is made possible by donations. For more information about Nevada Humane Society, visit www.NevadaHumaneSociety.org.
About PetSmart Charities: PetSmart Charities, Inc. is a nonprofit animal welfare organization that saves the lives of homeless pets. More than 400,000 dogs and cats find homes each year through our adoption program in all PetSmart® stores and our sponsored adoption events. PetSmart Charities grants more money to directly help pets in need than any other animal welfare group in North America, with a focus on funding spay/neuter services that help communities solve pet overpopulation. PetSmart Charities is a 501(c)(3) organization, separate from PetSmart, Inc.
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