In Iredell County there were 360 dogs and cats euthanized in January of this year.  Multiply that by twelve.  This has to stop!

A note to parents... Your children do not need to witness the birth of a litter.  This is the number one excuse I hear about why people do not want to spay or neuter their pet right now.  Second excuse..."My dog is so cute and friendly that my friends want me to have a litter so I can give them a pup/kitten.  Well, sorry to say but in the U.S. one out of six in a litter will be euthanized and one will be abandoned only to be abused or hit by a car.  Third excuse... "I heard that they should go through at least one heat cycle or that the male should breed one time before getting fixed.  Truth... no, they don't need to go through labor or breed!

If you would like to take on the responsibility of owning a pet, remember that it is a responsibility, just like having a child.  They have to be fed, bathed, sheltered and taken to the Vet.  Please adopt from an animal shelter or a rescue group.  The adoption fee usually covers the first set of vaccines and the cost of the spay or neuter surgery.

If you adopt from the shelter or  an animal rescue group you are saving a life!