The Pet Sit Blog

Help Save a Pet’s Life

February 18, 2010

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It’s a fact, pet overpopulation is a problem.  According to the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), five out of ten dogs and seven out of ten cats in shelters are destroyed simply because there is no one to adopt them.

Help curb pet overpopulation on Feb. 23, the 16th annual Spay Day, a campaign sponsored by The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to inspire people to save animal lives by spaying or neutering their pets.

Check out these three ways to participate in Spay Day!

Spay/Neuter Your Pet

If your pet isn’t spayed or neutered, pledge to do so on this day.  Spaying and neutering:

• increases your pet’s chance of a longer and healthier life.
• reduces your pet’s urge to roam.
• reduces the number of unwanted cats/kittens/dogs/puppies.

Enter the Spay Day Online Pet Photo Contest
Win prizes and raise lifesaving funds for spay/neuter by entering your pet’s picture in the Spay Day 2010 Online Pet Photo Contest, which runs from Jan. 20-Mar. 4, 2010.

Each vote for your pet costs just $1, with the money going to the eligible Spay Day Event Organizer of your choice to help spay or neuter even more pets after this important day has passed. Spay Day 2009 photo contest entrants raised more that $228,000 for 173 U.S. event organizers, which allowed them to spay or neuter an estimated 7,361 additional animals.

Volunteer at an Event
Volunteers are often needed for a variety of important tasks at Spay Day events. For example, during spay/neuter clinics volunteers may assist with greeting and checking in clients and monitoring recovering animals. Other volunteer positions may include staffing information tables, hosting fundraising parties and helping to publicize the event.

For more information on Spay Day and to locate a Spay Day event near you, please visit the HSUS Web site.