(Milford)– The Humane Society of Northwest Iowa is offering an incentive to get your pet spayed or neutered in February.
Director Kate Wittrock says the offer is for dogs and cats in Dickinson county this year, but if it goes well, might be expanded to the rest of their service area in the future. She says all you need to do is bring in documentation showing your pet was spayed or neutered. In exchange, they’ll give you some free pet food and they’ll microchip your pet. The microchip helps identify your pet if it’s lost. The small chip is embedded under the skin.
Wittrock says spaying or neutering is beneficial to dogs and cats for a number of reasons. Not only does it help keep the population of unwanted pets down, but Wittrock adds 80 percent of dogs involved in dog fights and car accidents are in tact males. Wittrock says the procedure basically eliminates any possibility of ovarian cancer in female cats and dogs; as well as greatly reducing the possibility of prostate cancer in males. Wittrock says about 60 percent of male dogs left intact will eventually suffer from prostate troubles or cancer. Testicular cancer is also eliminated through the procedure.
Wittrock says the Humane Society last month alone received 70 unwanted dogs. Wittrock says they’re unable to care for that many animals and trying to reduce the animal population by spaying and neutering seems to be the best solution.
The Humane Society of Northwest Iowa is located on 28th Street in Milford, east of Cycle Country.
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