We get it. A day discussing pet sterilization is not the most enjoyable topic, but services like Spaying/Neutering are essential for preventing overcrowded shelters. It can even reduce your pet's risk for cancer. The amount of pets put down in shelters due to overpopulation is way higher than it needs to be. So when you put it that way, getting your pet fixed is a heroic act. They should name a day after YOU.
That’s why we’re so excited to showcase the incredible work of one of our HOPE Volleyball SummerFest charities, the Ottawa Humane Society. At the Ottawa Humane Society, every cat, dog and even pocket pets are sterilized before adoption and the OHS is getting ready for one of their biggest spay/neuter efforts of the year.
But First, Let’s Get Some Backstory
World Spay Day was created thirty years ago by Doris Day as an antidote for the amount of homeless pets. With over 40,000 animals entering shelters every year in Ontario alone and millions of stray cats living on the streets in Canada, it’s a problem. Indoor cats should not be living on the streets, suffering. They should be pampered at home, living their best dramatic and selectively social lives. The way nature intended!
Shelters like the Ottawa Humane Society are doing everything they can to keep up with the increased demand but they only have so many resources — that’s why a day celebrating animal sterilization is so important. Pets deserve to have caring homes and all the food, enrichment, and toys that money can buy. Nipping pet overpopulation in the bud is a great way to care for our precious familiars.
How the Ottawa Humane Society Can Help
Access to spay and neutering services is undoubtedly essential, but the cost can be prohibitively expensive for some pet owners. It could cost up to hundreds of dollars. That’s where the Ottawa Humane Society comes to the rescue with their subsidized mobile spay/neuter program for cats. They are a fantastic resource for pet owners who are low income, on social assistance, or retired.
The Ottawa Humane Society will be celebrating World Spay Day by sterilizing over forty homeless animals. They are stepping up to save the day and be the heroes this city needs for homeless pets everywhere. And to anyone who HAS gotten their pet fixed, we salute you.
