St. John's SPCA

• 1: Home
• 2: St. John's SPCA
  • 2.1: About Us
  • 2.2: Publications
    • 2.2.1: Annual Report 2006
    • 2.2.2: Donation Form (PDF)
    • 2.2.3: Monthly Pledge Form (PDF)
    • 2.2.4: Volunteer Form (PDF)
    • 2.2.5: Membership Form (PDF)
    • 2.2.6: Pet ID Registry Form (PDF)
  • 2.3: Photo Albums
    • 2.3.1: Christmas Parade (2007)
    • 2.3.2: 10th Anniversary Pet Pics with Santa 2008
    • 2.3.3: 2008 Annual Walk & Family Fun Day
    • 2.3.4: 2009 Annual Walk & Family Fun Day
  • 2.4: Links of Interest
  • 2.5: Contact Us
• 3: How to Help
  • 3.1: Donate
  • 3.2: Adopt an Animal
  • 3.3: Spay & Neuter
  • 3.4: Report Cruelty
  • 3.5: Become a Volunteer
  • 3.6: Become a Member
  • 3.7: Legacy Bequests
  • 3.8: Hold a Special Event
• 4: Animal Cruelty
  • 4.1: Report Cruelty
  • 4.2: Animal Rescuer's Creed
  • 4.3: Animal Protection Act
  • 4.4: Dumpling's Story - A Second Chance
• 5: Adoptions
  • 5.1: Adoption Policy
  • 5.2: Cost of Pet Ownership
  • 5.3: Animals for Adoption
  • 5.4: Recently Adopted Animals
  • 5.5: Adoption Success Stories
  • 5.6: Local Veterinary Services
• 6: Lost & Found
  • 6.1: What can I do?
  • 6.2: Report a Lost Animal
  • 6.3: Important Contacts
  • 6.4: SPCA Pet ID Tag Registry
  • 6.5: Help me, I’m lost!
• 7: Memorials
  • 7.1: Pet Memorials
  • 7.2: Saying Goodbye
  • 7.3: Coping with Pet Loss
  • 7.4: Your Pet’s In Heaven
  • 7.5: Beyond The Rainbow
• 8: Education
  • 8.1: Kids Corner
    • 8.1.1: Human-Animal Bond Word Search
    • 8.1.2: Purr-fect Tales (Book Reviews)
    • 8.1.3: Pet Pals
  • 8.2: Start a Chain Reaction Campaign
  • 8.3: Proper Care of Beagles
  • 8.4: Articles
    • 8.4.1: Faith, Hope and Cruelty
    • 8.4.2: Painful Truth
    • 8.4.3: Facts & Misconceptions about Cats & Dogs
    • 8.4.4: A Poison Safe Home
    • 8.4.5: Ten Most Common Poisonous Plants
    • 8.4.6: Parvo in Dogs
    • 8.4.7: Spay Or Neuter My Rabbit?!
    • 8.4.8: New Babies & Pets Do Mix
    • 8.4.9: Aggression In Dogs And The Breed Ban Debate
    • 8.4.10: Separation Anxiety
    • 8.4.11: The Scoop on St. John’s New Animal Control Regulation
    • 8.4.12: St. John's SPCA Works to Change Feelings for Felines
    • 8.4.13: DOMINION ENDS GROCERY TAPE PROGRAM
    • 8.4.15: HOW NOT TO BUY A PUPPY
    • 8.4.16: NEWS RELEASE JULY 7/09
    • 8.4.17: MARCH 23, 2009 PRESS RELEASE
• 9: Online Store
• 11: Newsletters
  • 11.1: News Paws (Winter 2008)
  • 11.2: News Paws (Christmas 2007)
  • 11.3: News Paws Fall 2009
  • 11.4: NewsPaws Spring 2010

Spay & Neuter

Spay & Neuter Your Pet

Help us control the pet population by spaying or neutering your own pet and/or by helping a family member or friend with the cost of spaying or neutering their pet. This will directly reduce the number of unwanted animals in our community.

Facts and Misconceptions about Spaying and Neutering

FACT: In seven years, one female cat and one male cat and their offspring can produce up to 420,000 kittens.

FACT: In six years, one female dog and one male dog and their offspring can produce up to 67,000 puppies.

FACT: The average number of kittens in a feline litter: 4-6

FACT: The average number of litters a fertile cat can produce in one year: 3

FACT: The average number of puppies in a canine litter: 6-10

FACT: The average number of litters a fertile dog can produce in one year: 2

FACT: A female cat can get pregnant while nursing a litter of kittens.

FACT: A litter of puppies can have more than one father.

MISCONCEPTION:        “My dog is so cute there should be more of her”.

Shelters are full of unwanted cute puppies!

MISCONCEPTION:        “A female should have at least one litter before she’s spayed for

health reasons”.

This is medically untrue!

MISCONCEPTION:        “Neutering my dog will make him fat and lazy”.

Too much food and lack of exercise make a dog fat and lazy!

MISCONCEPTION:        “I want the children to witness the miracle of birth”.

Rent a video!

MISCONCEPTION:        “My dog doesn’t roam or get loose”.

Murphy’s Law says otherwise!

 

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