Animal Control440 Third Street • Room 400 • Columbus, IN 47201 Did You Know?Each day 10,000 humans are born in the United States - and each day 70,000 puppies and kittens are born. As long as these birth rates exist, there will never be enough homes for all the animals. As a result, millions of healthy, loving cats, dogs, kittens and puppies face early deaths as a form of animal control. Others are left to fend for themselves against automobiles, the elements, animals and cruel humans. What can you do to stop the suffering? Spay and neuter your pets! Work with Spay/USA and together we can make a difference. An unspayed female dog, her mate and all of their puppies and their puppies puppies, if none are ever neutered or spayed, add up to:
An unspayed female cat, her mate and all of their
offspring, producing two litters per year; with 2.8 1 year: 16
For referrals to participating low-cost spay/neuter
programs, call toll free It is not possible to house all the cats and dogs in the U.S.A.
Each day 10,000 humans are born in the U.S. and each day 70,000 puppies and kittens are born. As long as these birth rates exist, there will never be enough homes for all the animals. As a result of pet overpopulation, millions of healthy, loving cats, dogs, kittens and puppies will face early deaths, as a form of "animal control." Until now, spay/neuter programs have been mostly local in scope, operating separately, with little or no opportunity to share ideas, problems and, most importantly, solutions. Many places have no programs at all. We are working to change all this. The Spay USA Network
Our goal is to reduce the number of unwanted cats and dogs and to stop the suffering. We're Spay/USA, a nationwide network of people working together to provide low-cost spay/neuter programs. How can you help?
You can spread the word
Remember, together we can make a difference!
Nuisance Wildlife Information Hotline An ACO's Viewpoint: "Love Them Today But Kill
Them Tomorrow" The kitten was about three months old; long white hair with a grey spot on her head, big blue lovable eyes and somewhat thin and hungry. A small boy had just handed her to me when one of his playmates spoke up and asked, "Do you have to kill 'em?" "Yes, sometimes we do" I replied, the lump in my throat noticeable only by me. It was then I noticed the look I was getting from the mother who was standing in the yard. I wondered if she was upset at me for being honest with the curious question of the small boy? I went on to explain that a home could probably be found for this particular kitten, but that we do have to kill them sometimes when no one wants them any longer. "KILL"; it is not a very nice word. Often it is associated with destruction and violence. But, it's truthful and definitive. A small child would not understand euthanize; a humane way of disposing of unwanted, sick and injured animals. In the end the child will remember the "kill" and "death" part and probably wonder what that big word (euthanize) means, if he can remember it. And, the term "put to sleep" is misleading for many children. I'm still waiting for my puppy to wake up that "was put to sleep" when I was about this boy's age. When I first was hired as an Animal Control Officer
I was convinced that I was hired because I loved animals, enjoyed
working with them and could handle them well. Partially true, but
I did not stop to realize that I could not love them forever. Just
a brief affair; love them today but kill them tomorrow. Some find
homes, some owners come looking for them but most are only loved
by me. |
