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Spaying and Neutering Is Important to Prevent Dog Bites, Increase Public Safety

Choosing to have your pet spayed or neutered is important to help keep your pet stay healthier and happier and will reduce the number of homeless pets in our community wh...
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Puppies born on the Navajo Nation

Why Spay and Neuter: The Benefits for Pets

Fixing, desexing, sterilizing, castrating: Whatever term you use, spaying and neutering dogs and cats is important. Learn spay/neuter benefits, facts, and myths.
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headshot of a smiling yellow Labrador retriever looking up

Cat TNVR: What Does It Mean?

What does TNVR stand for? What does TNR mean when it comes to cats? Learn all about caring for community cats (sometimes called stray cats or feral cats).
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closeup on the face of a calico community cat

Community Cat Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) Success Stories

Learn about community cat TNVR's (trap-neuter-vaccinate-return) effectiveness at controlling outdoor cat populations.
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Ear-tipped feral cat (meaning the cat has been part of a TNVR program) in a sunbeam

Cat Spay/Neuter: What to Expect and Why It's Important

What does spaying or neutering do to a cat, and why is it important to spay or neuter cats? Here's key information about cat spay and neuter.
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up close on the face of a neutered tabby cat

Ear-Tipping Cats: What It Is and Why It's Done

What does it mean when a cat's ear is tipped? Does ear-tipping hurt a cat? Learn all about cat ear-tipping.
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Gray community cat with ear tipped

Community Cat Programs Handbook: Managing Stray and Feral Cats

Here's a comprehensive guide for helping community cats (i.e., feral and stray outdoor cats) through trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) — also known as return-to-field (...
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Ear-tipped black cat who is part of a TNVR program standing in tall grasses

Save Lives with Feral Freedom

This TNR program guide outlines how Jacksonville, Florida, and First Coast No More Homeless Pets are using trap/neuter/return to lower cat shelter deaths.
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Two tabby cats who are part of a TNR program

5 Ways to Fundraise for Community Cat TNVR

Community cats TNVR (also known as cat TNR) takes funds to spay/neuter and vaccinate the cats. Here are five ways to raise money for a small-scale spay/neuter campaign.
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Feral cat sitting next to donated cat food from a TNVR group

Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) for Cats: FAQs

Trap-neuter-vaccinate-return is a humane, non-lethal alternative to the trap-and-kill method of controlling community cat populations.
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Two cats near a humane trap being used for trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR)

Dog Safety

Responsible dog ownership entails not letting your dog run loose, providing training, getting your pet spayed or neuter, microchipped and more.
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Woman and her dog with ball. She is keeping him safe by supervising his play time.

Dog Spay/Neuter Benefits and What to Expect

Learn reasons to spay or neuter your dog plus answers to common questions like whether spay/neuter will change your dog's personality and when the best time to spay/neute...
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Neutered dog running with rope toy

Benefits of Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) for Community Cats

Trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) programs involve spaying or neutering community cats (aka ownerless outdoor cats) and vaccinating them. Learn how TNVR benefits both c...
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Two community cats are standing next to a bowl of food. Ear tipping shows the cats have been spayed or neutered.

Pet Potbellied Pigs: Spay and Neuter

Here's what you need to know about spaying/neutering pet potbellied pigs, including reasons for it, anesthesia risks, and spay/neuter cost.
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a pet potbellied pig outdoors eating

Rabbit Spay/Neuter: What to Know

Should male rabbits be neutered and female rabbits be spayed? Learn about spay/neuter for bunnies, including at what age rabbits should be spayed or neutered.
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several rabbits who have been spayed or neutered sitting with their faces cuddled together

Pet Spay and Neuter FAQs

What is the difference between spaying and neutering? What are the benefits of pet spay and neuter? Get answers to some frequently asked questions.
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Two dogs who have been spayed. Spaying or neutering is important for all pets.
 
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