We appreciate this much-needed support
provided by BigHearts.Org for our Spay and
Neuter program.
Over 25,000 animals died in Las Vegas
shelters in 2005.Since it is impossible to
adopt our way out of the pet overpopulation;
the only solution that has been known to
lower the euthanization in animal shelters is spay/neuter of targeted cats and dogs.
Targeted cats and dogs are those that would otherwise not be fixed.
In 2005, Heaven Can Wait Sanctuary sterilized 5,200 cats and dogs. 2,600 were female with
the probability of an average litter of 6 in six months.
2,600 x 6 = 15,600 in six months
7,800 x 6 = 46,800 in one year's time!
If we had not sterilized those 2,600 females,
this year our society would have to deal with 46,800 more cats and dogs. And remember, that's not counting the trouble the males may
get into and the fact that cats can have up
to four litters a year!
