Spaying and neutering your pets is important to reduce the over-population of animals.  Every year, hundreds of thousands of animals end up homeless, and many of those pets end up in shelters.  In order to reduce the numbers of stray and unwanted animals, it is vital to spay and neuter your pets so they do not reproduce.

Additionally, pets that are not spayed and neutered face a higher risk of developing a variety of health problems.  With each heat, unspayed females are more likely to suffer from mammary cancer, and they are more prone to ovarian and uterine cancers.  Unspayed females are also more susceptible to infections of the uterus.  Unneutered males have a greater risk of testicular cancer and prostrate problems. 

Pets that are not fixed are also