SPAY/NEUTER STORY FOR KIDS

Today we are going to talk about spay and neutering. I know you have all
heard about it but many don't really know what it is or what it does or
why we should do it to our pets.
Let me begin by asking this.  Are you all aware that we kill nearly 8 million dogs and cats every year in America?  Unfortunately, we do. Almost all are healthy and happy.  We just have way too many and this is all we think we can do with all of them.
Now, if you think that killing these dogs and cats every day of the year
is something you would like to see stop, then you MUST pay attention to
the rest of this article in order for you to read how you can make this
awful killing stop.
Let's just assume for a moment that you are sitting with your pet at your
side. Look around at the room you are in. You and your pet have plenty
of room, right? OK. Now, lets assume that your pet has NOT been altered
and has a littler of 7 babies. There is still plenty of space in your
room for you and your pet and the 7 babies, istn't there? Likely enough
food for everyone to be well fed, also. And aren't the little babies
cute!!!
Now, 6 months down the road, all 7 of the babies are grown and THEY all
have litters of 7 babies and your original pet is still not spayed or
neutered so she also has another litter. Now, right there in that very
room you are in, you have 49 babies, plus 8 adults and yourself. Getting
alittle crowded isnt't it. Not to mention finding food for all of your
little friends now, too. Don''t forget cleaning up all their little
messes, too.
OK, now in just one year from now, you can expect this to happen AGAIN.
But this tine you have 49 litters of 7 babies each. That is 343 little
babies to share your room with and find enough food for. But wait. That
is not all. the 8 adults have all had ONE MORE LITTER OF 7 babies, too.
This adds 56 babies to the 343 = 399 pets you have to feed and shelter and
all in the room you are sitting in. And this is just one year from now.

In just seven years, one unspayed and uneutered dog or cat can be
responsible for 50,000 - 60,000 offspring or babies. There isnt' enough
space in your room for that, now is there. You couldn't even handle that
many in your whole house or in all of your neighborhood.
You must realize that this is what is happening all around the world today
with our pets. We just have way too many of them and not nearly enough
good homes, nor enough room or food to take care of them. The only
responsible thing to do with them is to kill them in a 'humane' or
compassionate means - this is a shot that gently puts them to sleep and
they just never wake up. However you look at this it is killing them.
                   Healthy, young, loving animals that were only brought into this world        because some adults refuse to have their pets spayed or
neutered. Their excuse, which is poor, at best, is that it's just not
natural.  NOW IS IT NATURAL?
It is a decision that is made every day. It is a problem that can stop.
It can be corrected. when you become an adult, you need to make better
decisions than your parents and others have made and do the right thing.

This costs a lot of money to do this. It makes the
life that was granted us become less compassionate and takes the lives
given to these animals and snuffs it out way too soon.

These animals are DYING for you to make the correct choice.
YOU CAN STOP THIS!!!!!. All it takes is making a responsible decision to
do the right thing.
For the complete  version of our education program, see www.21stcenturycares.org/edpresentation.htm