2004 Shelter Report
Dogs
Received.....................3448
Dogs
Adopted........................837
Dogs Returned to owner..........250
Dogs Euthanized...............2385
Cats
Received.......................2999
Cats
adopted...........................656
Cats returned to owner...........46
Cats Euthanized..................2258 We have such a huge problem with so
many animals that come in. We get hundreds of stray animals that we have
to pick up because they are out wondering the streets or becoming a nuisance to
our neighbors. The main reason an animal will stray is because they are
not spayed or neutered. It is so important to get an animal "fixed".
There are so many reasons. First it would decrease the stray rate which also would mean not as many animals at the shelter
and not as many having to be euthanized or "put to sleep". The
second big reason would improve your pet's health and life
expectancy. The idea that pets become fat or lazy when they are spayed or
neutered is a myth. Sterilized pets lead healthier, longer lives. Spaying a
female eliminates the possibility of uterine and ovarian cancer and greatly
reduces the risk of breast cancer. Neutering a male reduces the risk of both
prostate enlargement and prostate cancer. Neutering also will make your pet more
affectionate and less likely to roam, get in fights, or become lost.
Five
Good Reasons Why You Should Spay or Neuter Your Pet
1) Spaying or neutering increases
your pet's chances for a longer, healthier life.
- Spaying your pet before her first estrous cycle
(that is, before she reaches sexual maturity) greatly reduces her chances of
developing breast cancer and completely eliminates the threat of uterine and
ovarian cancer and uterine infection, which are common occurrences in
unaltered females.
- Neutering your male dog or cat prevents
testicular tumors and may prevent prostate problems. Neutering also
decreases the possibility of perianal tumors and hernias, which are commonly
observed in older, unaltered dogs. Because neutered cats are less likely to
roam, the threat of abscesses caused by bites and diseases transmitted by
fighting are greatly reduced.
2) An altered dog or cat is a
better pet for your family.
- Males neutered early in life are less
aggressive toward other males and are not distracted by females in heat.
Therefore, a neutered male will be less tempted to leave your property and
cross that dangerous highway searching for a mate. Neutered males also are
less likely to mark every one of your (or your neighbor's) expensive shrubs
with his urine as well as inside the house.
- Spaying your female pet eliminates the problem
of stray males camping in your yard and decreases her desire to roam and
breed.
3) No family wants to cope with an
unwanted pregnancy.
Spaying prevents your pet from giving birth to
unwanted puppies or kittens.
4) Spaying results in a cleaner
female dog and home.
Because female dogs pass bloody fluid for about
ten days, twice a year, as a part of their estrous cycle, constant care must be
taken to avoid carpet stains in homes with such animals. Spaying your dog
eliminates this problem.
5) You are helping to alleviate
the dog and cat overpopulation problem.
Each year, millions of unwanted dogs and cats are
euthanized (killed) at shelters across the country. Although pet behavioral
problems are the main reasons animals are given to shelters, many orphans are
the result of accidental breeding by free-roaming, unaltered pets. The more pets
spayed or neutered, the fewer dogs and cats will have to be destroyed.
Above information adapted from
"Should You Spay/Neuter Your Pet?" by Alpo Pet foods.
http://www.spayusa.org/
1-800-248-SPAY
SPAY/USA is a national referral service for the public regarding low cost
spay/neuter programs. By calling their toll-free number, 1-800-248-SPAY, you
will receive information about the nearest low-cost program and will be sent a
certificate as proof you have gone through the SPAY/USA network. We have over
900 programs and clinics nationwide with about 7,500 top-notch veterinarians in
the network as of mid-1998.
Feline
Rescue
USA programs that provide low cost or free spay/neuter for pet cats and dogs, as
well as strays and ferals are listed by state and in states which have many
resources listed by county and by area code. There are also some US nationwide
programs. Some programs work only with pets of people with low incomes, while
others do not consider income at all but serve only pet cats -- or only feral
(untamed) cat. Some other programs serve all kinds of people and cats. If that
information was provided to us it is noted below the listing.
Happypets.org
Low cost or free spay/neuter programs in every state but North Dakota, South
Dakota or Wyoming.
1-800-321-PETS
Call the Friends of Animals spay/neuter hotline, and they will send you a
list of participating veterinarians in your area -and an order form for your low
cost spay/neuter certificate.
Holly Help Memorial Spay Fund
Bristol VA / Bristol TN
276-466-5375
Everyone is eligible for low cost s-n assistance, which is funded by the public
through recycled aluminum cans.
People United for Animals PUFA
PO Box 1082
Bristol TN 37621
423-274-2407
Lost cost s-n assistance in Bristol VA/TN
Beesley
Animal Humane Foundation Spay/Neuter Clinic
1140 Haley Road
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Phone: (615)
890-6878
The Spay Station
(mobile clinic operated by the Humane
Association of Wilson County)
PO BOX 2130
Lebanon, TN
37088
Phone: (615)
444-1196
Free services to qualified low income pet owners
"FIX" Wilson County
(program of the Humane
Association of Wilson County)
PO BOX 2130
Lebanon, TN
37088
Phone: (615)
443-4542
Discount certificates up to $30 to use at Wilson
County Veterinary Clinic.
These certificates are available to anyone - no income restrictions.
Nashville Humane Association
112 Harding Place
Nashville, TN
37205
Phone: (615)
352-4030
Call to learn about their low cost spay/neuter program, in
partnership
with Friends of Animals and with the Davidson County veterinary association
Humane Society of Greater Sullivan
County
Kingsport TN
423-239-5237
Northeast Tennessee Animal League
Blountville TN
423-288-2255
McMinn Regional Humane Society
PO Box 7
Athens TN 37371
423-744-2747
The Spay Station
Humane Association of Wilson County
Lebanon TN
615-444-1196
Beesley Animal Humane Foundation
Spay/Neuter Clinic
1140 Haley Road
Murfreesboro, TN
37129
615-890-6878
Nashville Humane Association
112 Harding Place
Nashville, TN
37205
615-352-4030
Call to learn about their low cost spay/neuter program, in partnership with
Friends of Animals and with the Davidson County veterinary association.
Ken-Tenn Humane Society
PO Box 1526 Fulton KY
42041
Area code 731
Email: lkiplingNOSPAM@utm.edu Remove the nospam to send email
For residents of northwest Tennessee and southwest Kentucky (Obion and Weakley
Counties in Tennessee and Fulton County in Kentucky), low cost s/n for pet cats
and feral cats. Also, they offer advice on how to maintain feral cat colonies.
AnimalWorks
Alcoa TN
865-379-2227
Fix-A-Pet clinic
Seymour TN
865-579-6738
Animal Foundation of East Tennessee
AFET
1637 Downtown West Blvd, Suite 16
Knoxville, TN 37919
865-691-8384
Low cost s/n for everyone, and free for some clients who are low income.
People Promoting Animal Welfare (PPAW)
Greenback TN
865-856-7729
Animal Protection Association
PO Box 11471
Memphis, TN
38111
901-377-3779
Low cost s/n for pets and ferals.
Hardin County Adopt-A-Cat
8325 Highway 128 South
Savannah, TN
38372
adoptacat@freeyellow.com
email
Low cost spay/neuter for pets of county residents.
Hardin County Humane Society
PO Box 874
Savannah, TN
38326
901-689-3963
Low cost spay/neuter for pets.
MEWTOPIA
Germantown TN
901-753-8890
Memphis area.
Spay/Neuter Assistance Program
Humphreys County Humane Society, TN
931-296-0938
Provides some assistance for s/n of pets of low income people.
Humane Society of Putnam County
Cookeville TN
931-372-2728
Cookeville/Putnam County Animal
Shelter
Cookeville TN
931-526-3647
Prevent Unwanted Pets
Cookeville TN
931-528-5539
Humane Association of Wilson County
446 Quarry Road
Mount Juliet, TN
37122
615-444-9979
Beesley Animal Humane Foundation
Spay/Neuter Clinic
1140 Haley Road
Murfreesboro, TN
37129
615-890-6878
Nashville Humane Association
112 Harding Place
Nashville, TN
37205
615-352-4030
Call to learn about their low cost spay/neuter program, in partnership with
Friends of Animals and with the Davidson County veterinary association.
Humane Association of Wilson County
446 Quarry Road
Mount Juliet, TN
615-444-9979
Animal Protection Association
PO Box 17494
Memphis, TN
38187
901-377-3779
Hardin County Adopt-A-Cat
8325 Highway 128 South
Savannah, TN
38372
adoptacat@freeyellow.com email
Low cost spay/neuter for pets of county residents.
Hardin County Humane Society
PO Box 874
Savannah, TN
38326
901-689-3963
Low cost spay/neuter for pets.
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