WHY DESEXING IS SO IMPORTANT

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WHY IS DE-SEXING SO IMPORTANT?
FACT: Because in six years, one female dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 puppies!
Other facts.... In seven years, one female cat and her offspring can produce 420,000 kittens. There is theoretically no limit to the number of offspring male dogs and cats can produce. Every day in Australia, thousands of puppies and kittens are born. There are significantly less humans born and it is obvious to see that there can never be enough homes for all of these pets. In 1994, there were almost as many domestic pets in Australia as people. Two in every five households owned a dog and one in every four owned a cat. There were an estimated 17.8 million household pets in Australia in 1994. Three in every five households had at least one pet. - ABS ** Also see Australian Population Clock - Australian Bureau of Statistics
COMMON MYTHS ABOUT DESEXING PETS
My pet will get fat and lazy	The truth is that most pets get fat and lazy because their owners feed them too much and don’t give them enough exercise.
It’s better to have one litter first.	Medical evidence shows that females spayed before their first heat are typically healthier.
But my pet is a purebred!	One out of every four animals brought into animal shelters and pounds are purebred.
I want my dog to be protective.	Desexing dogs does not affect its natural instincts to protect its home and family. A dog’s personality is formed more by genetics and environment than by its sex hormones.
I don’t want my male dog or cat to feel less of a male.	Pets don’t have any concept of sexual identity or ego. Neutering a male dog or cat will not change its basic personality. It doesn’t suffer any kind of emotional male, reaction or identity crisis when neutered.
It’s too expensive to have my pet desexed.	Many local welfare groups offer subsidised desexing. Desexing by a vet is a one time cost and relatively small when compared to all the benefits. It’s a bargain compared to the cost of having a litter and caring for the health of the mother and litter; two months of pregnancy and another two months until the litter is weaned can add to your vet bills and food costs. It is a very small price to pay for the health of your pet and the prevention of more unwanted animals. Additionally Council registration fees are significantly less for desexed animals.
I’ll find good homes for all the puppies and kittens.	You may be lucky enough to do just that. But will you ensure each puppy is vaccinated, desexed, wormed AND microchipped??. This will cost you approx $160.00 per dog! And if you sell / give away undesexed, then in less than a year, each and every one of your pet’s litter may have produced it’s own litter, adding more and more animals to the population. The problem of pet overpopulation is kept going one litter at a time.
DON'T DELAY..... ASK YOUR VET ABOUT DESEXING TODAY!