Spay Day is an annual campaign of The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International to inspire people to save animal lives by spaying or neutering pets and feral cats.
SPAYDAY is the first and only international day of action to promote the spaying or neutering of pets. During SPAYDAY, veterinarians and their staff, animal welfare professionals, business owners and citizens join forces to provide spay/neuter services and to promote spay/neuter as an effective and humane means of decreasing the euthanasia of homeless animals in shelters.
SPAYDAY takes place each year on the last Tuesday of February, with events in honor of Spay Day happening throughout the month of February. During SPAYDAY's first 15 years, participants spayed or neutered more than 1,457,000 animals! When you consider that an unspayed cat can give birth to 18 kittens each year and an unspayed dog can give birth to 20 puppies each year, and that the average cost for shelters to handle each homeless animal is $176, it's clear that SPAYDAY participants have, potentially, prevented millions of surplus births and saved millions of taxpayers' dollars.
The AER will be participating in SPAYDAY 2011 on February 22. We will be spaying and neutering a limited number of animals so please contact us to reserve a spot or pass along our contact information to someone in need. Basic procedures will be done at no cost; however, participants are encouraged to make a donation that will donated to an appropriate rescue organization.
Please call with any questions and/or to reserve a spot starting Monday February 14:
Animal Emergency Room: (210) 737-7380
More information can be found at the SPAYDAY 2011 link below:
