Local ‘Spay Month’ scheduled for February

What: An effort to combat area pet overpopulation

Where: AspenTree Animal Caring Center

When: Feb. 1-29  

Durango is getting “humane” during the month of February. A local cooperative effort will sponsor “Spay Month” in coming weeks in an effort to combat area pet overpopulation.

Dogster’s Spay and Neuter Program (aka DSNiP) and the AspenTree Animal Caring Center are partnering with The Doris Day Animal Foundation and The Humane Society to promote the event. The groups are hoping to encourage low cost spay/neuter as a loving act benefiting animal guardians, their pets and their communities.

The benefits of spay/neuter are far-ranging and numerous. Fixed animals tend to be healthier and have fewer behavioral problems. They do not contribute to the overpopulation problem, so fewer animals end up homeless in shelters or on the streets. Currently, shelter workers nationwide are forced to euthanize an estimated 3 to 4 million homeless cats and dogs each year. During the coming month, each La Plata County resident is encouraged to help solve this problem by sponsoring the spay or neuter of at least one cat or dog. Since Spay Day USA’s inception in 1995, participants have spayed or neutered more than 1 million animals, saving millions of animal lives and taxpayer dollars.

To schedule an appointment, contact the AspenTree Animal Caring Center at 382-0100.