You have the power to make a difference and save these precious lives!

According to the New York Times Article on 11/12/07, 4,000,000 dogs and cats are euthanized each year in shelters across the U.S.

The numbers are staggering! Studies show that one female dog and her descendants can produce as many as 67,000 dogs in six years. In seven years, a single unspayed female cat and her offspring can produce up to 420,000 kittens. Sadly, the majority of these animals ultimately meet an untimely death. Unwanted and abandoned, many do not survive the harsh conditions of life on the streets. The millions of animals who end up in shelters only stand a 50% chance of being adopted. The rest are euthanized. Tragically, most of these poor creatures would have made wonderful companions – but they ran out of time.

Effective spaying and neutering can dramatically reduce the number of perfectly adoptable companion animals who are currently being euthanized in shelters across the United States. With fewer dogs and cats competing for adoption into loving forever homes, their chances of survival improve immensely.

Your donation will help SPCA International reach our goal of eradicating the need to euthanize healthy and adoptable companion animals.